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Ephraim City gives vote of confidence to incinerateby Sean Hales (The Pyramid Shopper, Aug. 14, 2002, Mt. Pleasant, Utah, USA; p. 2) EPHRAIM -- Items discussed at the Ephraim City Council meeting held Wednesday, Aug. 7, include a waste incinerator project and an audit bid for the city. Waster incinerator Sterling Allen [sic] and business associate Welton Meyers [sic] approached the city council about a possible project that would turn the city's sewage into electricity. The incinerator begins the process by spinning the water off from the solid waste. The water is then sent through a process that would make it available and clean enough to use as irrigation water. The waste is sent through a series of burners that culminates at a generator that uses the heat and vapors to produce electricity. The council was informed that the profit for Allen and Meyers would be realized in selling the water and electricity back to the city. Chad Perry, Ephraim's public works director, asked why the city should buy back it's [sic] own water. Meyers replied that the water would be useless to the city until it had been made fit for irrigation by his process. The council was also concerned about meeting water quality requirements due to the source of the water. Meyers explained that the water goes through a rigorous process of filters and electronic treatments. He expressed confidence that the water would meet regulations for irrigation. He also explained that if the water did not requirements, the city would not have to pay for it. The city council also said that the electricity produced by the facility would have to be made available to the city at four cents per kilowatt-hour or less to make it competitive with other sources of electricity. Meyers and Allen said that would not be a problem and mentioned the possibility of selling the power at about three [sic] cents. The cost of the project would come in the ballpark of 1.5 million dollars. The city, however, would not be footing the bill. Due to the fact that this facility is in the preliminary stages the company would produce the funding. The facility has been in use in Idaho for testing, but is now in St. George. The council expressed interest in the project if Meyers and Allen can provide documentation that the project can live up to its expectations and produce the appropriate licenses and authorization from state authorities. The city council made it clear that the city was in no way committing to any resources of money, time or land at this time. They explained to Meyers and Allen that they were interested enough in the project to make it worth the time investment of researching and providing the city with documentation of the facilities ability to provide electricity and clean water to the city. The council made an official motion to grant a "vote of confidence" in the project, which would allow Meyers and Allen to continue the process with confidence in the city's interest in the project. ....[more Ephraim City Council news followed in the story] Errata
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