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Residents and council express concern over state weed-control herbicide treatments near private wells in Emigration Canyon
Summary
Councilors and residents said state crews have mapped herbicide treatments in parts of Emigration Canyon including near private wells; residents urged coordination with the city, Salt Lake City Public Utilities and the Emigration Improvement District because of possible water-quality and public-notice impacts.
A presentation and several council comments raised concerns about a state weed-control program that would treat myrtle spurge in parts of Emigration Canyon.
A resident who identified herself as Janet Haskell said state crews had worked in steep, private areas behind her property and that she had negotiated with crews to avoid chemical treatments on her spring by digging out plants instead. "They've been coming up here in a secret canyon behind my house, way up there where my spring is and everything. And we negotiated a deal that they would…
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