U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Utah Sate Office
Utah Sate Office
| Contacts: | Randal Griffin | , 801-977-4314 |
Bureau of Land Management Offers Reward for Illegal Tire Dumping
Salt Lake City-The Bureau of Land Management, West Desert District is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the party responsible for illegally dumping over 70 tires on public lands near Five Mile Pass Recreation Area in Tooele County. The dumping is thought to have occurred within the last 30 days. The majority of tires dumped were for large commercial truck and heavy equipment operations; evidence suggests the tires were dumped on one or more occasions.
Clean-up costs to remove the illegally dumped tires are estimated at $2,000-$5,000.
The BLM is urging anyone that might have witnessed this dumping or any information as to the identity of the responsible party to contact Salt Lake Field Office law enforcement at (801) 977-4314.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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