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Sheriff’s update: repeated human‑waste spills from open trailers reported on SR‑73; health department contacted
Summary
Sheriff’s department reported two trucks carrying human waste lost loads along SR‑73, prompting cleanup and notifications to health and landfill authorities; department said the same driver was involved in both incidents.
The town’s sheriff’s representative reported multiple incidents in which trucks hauling human waste from a treatment facility spilled material along State Route 73 between White House and Cedar Fort.
According to the department update at the May 21 meeting, in one week two trucks operated by the same driver lost human waste from open trailers, sending material up and over the cab of the lead truck. The sheriff’s representative said the health department and the city of Utah (county health authorities) were contacted and that the treatment facility’s staff had been notified and performed cleanup.
Councilors and residents expressed concern that the loads were not transported in enclosed tankers and that there was no tarp covering the trailers. The sheriff’s representative said the trucks “shouldn’t even been driving that truck for that purpose” and that the facility was typically served by tankers rather than open trailers.
Town staff indicated the incident could be a health‑department enforcement issue and that local code enforcement might address unsecured loads. They said they would contact the landfill and continue to follow up with county and state health officials.
The department also reported routine April activity counts (calls, extra patrols, traffic stops) during the update but highlighted the waste spills as the public‑safety concern requiring interagency follow‑up.
