A lady and her youngsters play within the Virgin River in St. George on June 10. St. George is slated to obtain practically $2 million for a wastewater reuse mission from the Southern Utah Wastewater Grant Program. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Information)
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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah environmental officers on Thursday introduced how $15 million in state funds directed to wastewater reuse in southern Utah will probably be spent.
A dozen municipalities, conservancies and particular service districts within the area will obtain cash towards reuse initiatives from the newly created Southern Utah Wastewater Grant Program, in line with the Utah Division of Water High quality. John Mackey, the division’s director, stated the entire initiatives will search to search out “modern options” to water conservation all through the southern half of the state.
“These initiatives have the potential to develop into fashions for different communities all through the state and the West,” he added in an announcement.
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Wastewater reuse is the place water from numerous sources is reclaimed, handled and reused for different makes use of, together with agriculture and irrigation, potable water provides and groundwater replenishment amongst different makes use of, in line with the U.S. Environmental Safety Company. The Utah Legislature created this system throughout the 2022 legislative season, utilizing $15 million of the federal American Rescue Plan Act the state acquired.
Here is how these funds will probably be divvied up:
$7.35 million to Washington County Conservation District for reuse storage reservoirs at Toquer Reservoir and Dry Wash
$1.93 million to St. George for a graveyard wash reuse storage reservoir
$1.69 million to the Ash Creek Particular Providers District for filters and ultraviolet therapy
$1.68 million to Fairview for a Kind I reuse system
$1.35 million to Cedar Metropolis for a reuse pump station and pipeline
$595,000 to Sherwood Shores (Delta) for a membrane bioreactor therapy and land software
$500,000 to the Central Iron County Water Conservation District for storage and reuse land software
$125,000 every to Kanab and Mt. Nice for a reuse planning research. Moroni is about to obtain $90,000, whereas one other $75,000 is headed to Torrey for related research.
As a result of the cash is coming from the federal authorities’s American Rescue Plan Act invoice, the entire recipients are required to both spend or show “enough progress” by Oct. 1, 2024, state officers stated. They add that each one funds have to be spent by the top of 2026. Those that obtain greater than $150,000 should present no less than 30% of a mission’s whole funds.
The founding this yr might be just the start, too. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is asking the Legislature so as to add one other $75 million towards this system within the 2023 legislative session. It is one among many water conservation applications included inside his $28.4 billion finances for the 2024 fiscal yr that he launched earlier this month.
He’s requesting the Legislature set one other $561 million towards water and conservation initiatives, which might improve whole state spending to greater than $1 billion over the previous two years. The funding started after Utah fell right into a extreme drought starting in 2020, which remains to be impacting the state. The West can be coping with a two-decade-long “megadrought,” which is taken into account the area’s worst in 1,200 years.
Zach Renstrom, the overall supervisor of the Washington County Water Conservancy District, stated Utah’s speedy development and drought scenario is fueling the “much-needed emphasis on water conservation and reuse initiatives.” He added that Washington County has needed to “speed up the timeline” for its regional wastewater reuse mission so the fast-rising county does not run out of water sooner or later.
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“The mission is estimated to value greater than $600 million and can take us over a decade to finish, however it can considerably increase our obtainable water provide and place our county as a pacesetter in wastewater reuse,” Renstrom stated in an announcement Thursday. “We’re grateful for all of the collaboration and funding from the state to assist us on this worthwhile effort.”
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According to Jake Fischer during his NBA rumors chat on Bleacher Report, Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson are both available. But he also says that the Utah Jazz would prefer to keep Walker Kessler. (Big shoutout to David J. Smith for the notice on this one.)
Enjoyed @JakeLFischer‘s NBA rumors chat. He says Sexton and Clarkson are both available, but that he thinks the Jazz prefer to keep Walker Kessler. It would take a major package to entice them to move him (So not the ones I see many LAL fans suggesting).https://t.co/dQnlHeInf3
This is not something new regarding each of these players but it does provide some clarity with Kessler. But this idea that it would take a “major package” to get him reminds me of something. Oh, that’s right, all of last offseason where we heard the same thing with Lauri Markkanen. That ended up turning into nothing, and we’re seeing the same playbook. Utah is happy with Kessler, but if there’s a team out there to give a major overpay, it sounds like Utah won’t turn that down. Looking back at this offseason and how it panned out. Teams like the Warriors and Kings, who were very interested in Markkanen, certainly look like they might regret not paying the huge price tag.
As far as Sexton and Clarkson, it seems pretty obvious that Utah is likely going for the highest possible package they can get for Collin Sexton. That may take time but Utah needs to think about the ramifications of having Sexton potentially costing them losses down the road. Utah is in an extremely tight race for Cooper Flagg and should think about making a move sooner than later to make that more possible.
TikTok has long known its video livestreams encourage sexual conduct and exploit children yet turned a blind eye because it “profited significantly” from them, according to newly unsealed material in a lawsuit by the state of Utah.
The accusations were made public on Friday, ahead of a scheduled Jan. 19 ban on TikTok in the United States unless its China-based owner, ByteDance, sells the popular social media app.
President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to put that ban on hold.
TikTok has long known its video livestreams encourage sexual conduct and exploit children yet turned a blind eye because it “profited significantly” from them, according to newly unsealed material in a lawsuit. AFP via Getty Images
TikTok, for its part, has said it prioritizes safe livestreaming.
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Utah’s original lawsuit accusing TikTok of exploiting children was filed last June by the state’s Division of Consumer Protection, with state Attorney General Sean Reyes saying the TikTok Live streaming feature created a “virtual strip club” by connecting victims to adult predators in real time.
Citing internal TikTok employee communications and compliance reports, Friday’s largely unredacted complaint said TikTok learned of the threats Live posed through a series of internal reviews into the feature.
It said a probe known as Project Meramec uncovered in early 2022 how hundreds of thousands of 13-to-15-year-olds bypassed Live’s minimum-age restrictions.
It said many children were then allegedly “groomed” by adults to perform sexual acts, sometimes involving nudity, in exchange for virtual gifts.
The complaint also said a probe launched in 2021, Project Jupiter, found that criminals used Live to launder money, sell drugs and fund terrorism including by Islamic State.
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According to the complaint, a probe known as Project Meramec uncovered in early 2022 how hundreds of thousands of 13-to-15-year-olds bypassed Live’s minimum-age restrictions. Shutterstock
In addition, an internal December 2023 study “documented what TikTok admits is ‘the cruelty’ of maintaining Live with its current risks for minors on the app,” the complaint said.
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TikTok had fought the disclosures, citing confidentiality concerns and its interest in “preventing potential bad actors from getting a roadmap” to misuse the app.
A Utah state judge, Coral Sanchez, ordered the release of much of the previously redacted material on Dec. 19.
“This lawsuit ignores the number of proactive measures that TikTok has voluntarily implemented to support community safety and well-being,” a TikTok spokesperson said on Friday.
“Instead, the complaint cherry-picks misleading quotes and outdated documents and presents them out of context, which distorts our commitment to the safety of our community,” the spokesperson added.
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Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes says the TikTok Live streaming feature created a “virtual strip club” by connecting victims to adult predators in real time. AP
In October, a bipartisan group of 13 states and Washington, DC, separately sued TikTok for allegedly exploiting children and addicting them to the app.
“Social media is too often the tool for exploiting America’s young people,” Reyes said in a statement on Friday.
“Thanks to Judge Sanchez’s ruling, more of TikTok’s shocking conduct will now be public through this unredacted complaint,” he added. “(The) full extent of its culpability can be demonstrated at trial.”
President Joe Biden signed a law authorizing the TikTok ban last April, addressing concern TikTok could gather intelligence on American users and share it with the Chinese government.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether to put the ban on hold on Jan. 10. It is expected to rule quickly.
Utah Hockey Club (17-15-6, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (23-13-1, in the Central Division)
Dallas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Hockey Club visit the Dallas Stars after Lawson Crouse’s two-goal game against the Calgary Flames in the Utah Hockey Club’s 5-3 win.
Dallas is 23-13-1 overall with a 10-3-1 record in Central Division play. The Stars have a 13-6-1 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
Utah has a 4-6-1 record in Central Division games and a 17-15-6 record overall. The Utah Hockey Club serve 10.9 penalty minutes per game to rank second in NHL play.
Saturday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season. The Stars won the previous matchup 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Duchene has 15 goals and 20 assists for the Stars. Roope Hintz has seven goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
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Dylan Guenther has 16 goals and 18 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Clayton Keller has five goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 2.8 goals, five assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Utah Hockey Club: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: None listed.
Utah Hockey Club: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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