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Board weighs safety, scheduling after large burn piles along canal pipeline
Summary
Members discussed completed pile burns near the Duchesne County Water Conservancy District pipeline, remaining unburned piles (including at Jim Taylor’s property), and a decision to delay risky burns until snow or safer conditions, citing on‑site water and careful monitoring.
Board members reviewed pile disposal status from recent winter projects and discussed safety and scheduling of burns. The staff member reported 15 piles along the county water conservancy district pipeline were burned out with little stump residue and described precautions taken during burning, including on‑site water and equipment support. “We had the side‑by‑sides, the whole cleaned out, had water in them,” the staff member said in describing safety preparations.
Members acknowledged several piles will be held over until conditions are safer; staff said piles at Jim Taylor’s property and near Ioka remain and the crew will continue efforts to contact owners to complete the burns. The board agreed to avoid high‑risk burns this season and to return when fire risk lowers (for example, after snowfall).
