Comments on: My Utah Lake Perspective http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/my-utah-lake-perspective/ Recording Bits and Pieces of Heaven in Theory and Practice Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Big John http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/my-utah-lake-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-12025 Big John Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:42:49 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1078#comment-12025 My preference would be for lakes and estuaries be restored to their natural state. In my opinion this does not include a bridge through the middle. But, when there is over riding economic need then the bridge should be built. Precautions should be taken to reduce the environmental impact of not only the bridge but og the building process. Construction companies,in general, are not known for their environemntal awareness. The best outcome is to build the bridge and do environemntal restoration. My preference would be for lakes and estuaries be restored to their natural state. In my opinion this does not include a bridge through the middle. But, when there is over riding economic need then the bridge should be built. Precautions should be taken to reduce the environmental impact of not only the bridge but og the building process. Construction companies,in general, are not known for their environemntal awareness. The best outcome is to build the bridge and do environemntal restoration.

]]> By: David http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/my-utah-lake-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-11520 David Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:08:35 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1078#comment-11520 I'm not proposing what type of bridge, only that it will become necessary, and that it need not destroy the lake. My real point is to show that I do care about the lake. The reason I suggest adding Cutthroat trout to the lake is that they are native to the lake. They were fished to depletion a century ago. The sediment it a huge problem for them, but the carp are a larger part of that problem than the tributaries are - that's why the carp have to go. (They were introduced to replace the depleted population of cutthroats - and replace they did.) I’m not proposing what type of bridge, only that it will become necessary, and that it need not destroy the lake. My real point is to show that I do care about the lake.

The reason I suggest adding Cutthroat trout to the lake is that they are native to the lake. They were fished to depletion a century ago. The sediment it a huge problem for them, but the carp are a larger part of that problem than the tributaries are – that’s why the carp have to go. (They were introduced to replace the depleted population of cutthroats – and replace they did.)

]]> By: Obi wan liberali http://www.davidjmiller.org/2008/my-utah-lake-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-11512 Obi wan liberali Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:33:29 +0000 http://www.davidjmiller.org/?p=1078#comment-11512 What type of bridge would you propose? A tressle bridge would maintain equal depths of the lake and allow boats through it but I would guess the cost would be extreme given the depth of unconsolidated sediment in the lake. An earthen road would require a couple of big causeways where water can flow between the different sides of the lake, otherwise the side with the Provo river will be higher than the rest of the lake I doubt that at list date, that cutthroat trout would thrive in Utah Lake given it's elevation and the amount of sediment that flows into the lake via it's tributaries, but wildlife officials might know better than I do on this one. What type of bridge would you propose? A tressle bridge would maintain equal depths of the lake and allow boats through it but I would guess the cost would be extreme given the depth of unconsolidated sediment in the lake. An earthen road would require a couple of big causeways where water can flow between the different sides of the lake, otherwise the side with the Provo river will be higher than the rest of the lake

I doubt that at list date, that cutthroat trout would thrive in Utah Lake given it’s elevation and the amount of sediment that flows into the lake via it’s tributaries, but wildlife officials might know better than I do on this one.

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