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Utah House honors Riverdale flood responders; mayor urges more inspections of state canals
Summary
The Utah House read a formal commendation for Riverdale and heard Mayor Ben Jones describe the July 11, 1999 canal breach that sent an estimated 63 acre-feet of water and 350,000 cubic yards of mud into the city. Jones urged lawmakers to fund the state engineer’s office for canal inspections.
The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 18 read a concurring commendation honoring Riverdale and the volunteers who responded after a July 11, 1999 breach of the Davis and Weber Counties Canal.
Mayor Ben Jones described the damage and response in a short presentation and accompanying video. He said the canal initially carried about 250 cubic feet per second and flowed for roughly 5½ hours, delivering what the city estimated as 63 acre-feet of water and roughly 350,000 cubic yards of mud…
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