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Cedar Hills water is good to go June 17, 2017, 2:36 pmThe city's public works department recently had the irrigation water from American Fork Canyon tested to ensure that there were no metal sediments present. Last August, during a dam rehabilitation project in Tibble Fork Reservoir, an unexpectedly large amount of sediment into the north fork of the river. Subsequent tests analyzed by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality found elevated levels of lead in the sediment. Since drinking water is not drawn from the river, there was never any threat to the culinary system, officials say. On March 22, public works crews took water samples at the Pond 10 weir, Pond 12 and at the Heritage Park diversion dam. Soil samples were taken from the creek bed in Heritage Park and at Mesquite Park with a sediment/soil sample at Pond 10 near the water inlet. The samples were sent to Chemtech-Ford Laboratories for testing. City officials received the results of the tests on March 30. The tests showed that none of the samples had a high enough metal concentration to pose any health hazard to residents or those using the parks. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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