An open house will be held Tuesday, May 15, between 4:30 and 6 p.m. to discuss field work in Round Valley. The open house will include information and dialog about the planned work.

This is a news release from Park City, Utah.

Weber Basin Water Conservancy District and the Park City Water Department are conducting a preliminary feasibility analysis of the potential for a future open water storage reservoir in Round Valley.

This investigation is part of a comprehensive analysis of the basin’s water system and how to achieve long-term water security and redundancy. The initial stage of this study includes digging 10 test pits using a rubber-tired backhoe to analyze soil and subsurface conditions. Each test area will be refilled and smoothed following the site analysis. 

This work will take approximately 1.5 days to complete and will not impact use of designated trails. It is anticipated for late May 2012.

Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is back before the Salt Lake County Planning Commission with a new proposal for a mountain coaster near its Peruvian Lift.

The planning commission will conduct a field trip to the proposed site Thursday night at 5:30. County planners will discuss facts about the site, the application and ordinance requirements.

While the trip is advertised as a public meeting, it is not a public meeting. Snowbird will not offer a presentation and the commission will not accept public comment.

Protesters say the coaster could compromise the Little Cottonwood Watershed and would be an eyesore on the iconic mountain face.