Wednesday July 27, 2022

Despite challenges due to weather and supply shortages, clean-up is on track at the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action site near Moab. Today on the news, we speak with the federal cleanup director on what’s been done so far and plans for the future. Plus, heavy rainfall over last year’s burn area in the La Sal Mountains sent a debris flow of rocks, mud and vegetation through the town creeks. According to preliminary data from the USGS, Mill Creek was traveling over 1,000 CFS on Tuesday evening. And later, reports on the James Webb Space Telescope and Utah’s involvement in the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

// Show Notes:

// Photo: The Moab UMTRA Project, where 16 million tons of uranium tailings are being moved away from the Colorado River. Credit US Department of Energy

// Moab UMTRA Project
https://www.grandcountyutah.net/257/Moab-UMTRA-Project

// USGS: Mill Creek At Sheley Tunnel
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/09183500/#parameterCode=00060&period=P7D

// USGS: Pack Creek At Pack Creek Road Bridge
Shttps://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/09184600/#parameterCode=00065&period=P7D

// KUER: Utah astronomers expect a lot of future surprises from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope
https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2022-07-13/utah-astronomers-expect-a-lot-of-future-surprises-from-nasas-webb-space-telescope

// 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
https://988lifeline.org