Free tours on four Sundays- Sept. 14 and 21. No reservations, meet tour guides by the Sterling chairlift
at Silver Lake (mid-mountain at Deer Valley) at 9:30 a.m. Hikers should be in
good shape, wear sturdy footwear, bring water, snacks, and sun protection. For
more info contact Erin Grady, 645-6522 or deervalley.com
Woodside
Gulch and Daly Bypass (Gina’s) trails will be closed . The
Town loop will remain open; however, users will not be able to
descend into Woodside Gulch. They must continue on to Empire
Canyon.
The project is slated for a 60-90 day implementation. (all
summer)
FYI: Alice Claim is the old mining
claim for the area.
Finally, the area discussed is (lower) Woodside
Gulch….additional cleanup of the remaining aspects of Woodside
Gulch (mid-upper) by Talisker, is slated for later. When later
is, I am working on. As soon as I hear from the planning
department, I will let you know. This next phase will definitely
impact the Town Loop and possibly John’s 99.
Park City Municipal Corporation and King
Development Goup, LLC have entered into the Voluntary Clean-up
Program (VCP) with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality
for the Alice Lode Mining site situated off of King Road. The
Alice Lode Mining Claim comprises of 10.17 acres with 8.63 acres
being owned by King Development Group and 1.54 acres owned by
Park City Municipal Corporation (PCMC). The site was previously
a silver mining claim that was operated from 1920 to 1935. Park
City Municipal Corporation successfully obtained Brownfield
grant funding in 2003 resulting in a United States Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA) Targeted Brownfield Phase II
Assessment being completed for this property.
The assessment revealed heavy metal
contamination consistent with mine tailings impacts exceeding
USEPA’s Risk-Based Concentrations for
residential and industrial property. The Risk-Based
Concentrations are thresholds that USEPA has determined to be
protective of human health and the environment for given
pathways and naturally occurring background metal concentrations
in the Park City area. It is Park City Municipal Corporation
and King Road Development Group intent to remediate the Alice
Lode impacts to protect human health and the environment
consistent with UDEQ oversight. Furthermore, this project
directly coincides with the City’s commitment to improve water
quality within the East Canyon Creek Watershed by eliminating a
contaminate source that impacts surface water quality.
The Utah Department of
Environmental Quality has approved the Work Plan for this
project that is scheduled to commence in 2007. Interested Park
City residents can review the plan which is available in the
Planning Department as well as additional information on the
Alice Lode Claim.
Park City Mountain
Resort is putting in a new lift so Crescent Mine Grade and Mid
Mountain Trail will be close intermittently for very short
periods of time. We will let you know. Sign Up for the
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