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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- A sewer district is chipping in to help clean up a polluted portion of the Ogden River.
Officials with the Central Weber Sewer Improvement District pledged an additional $530,000 for the cleanup. The district has already provided nearly $300,000 for work that began in January.
It's all part of the Ogden River Restoration Project to clean up a blighted, mile-long portion of the Ogden River.
City engineer Justin Anderson says the sewer district funds will allow the first phase of the cleanup project to be expanded by up to 1,000 feet.
The district had initially planned to use the money to buy a conservation easement in Summit County. When that project didn't materialize, though, district officials decided to put the money toward the river cleanup.
State and local funds are also being used for the work.
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Information from: Standard-Examiner
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