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Samantha Hawkins
Freelancer, The Utah Investigative Journalism Project
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Riverton environmental engineer Tom Beesley shows an example of an urban swale in Riverton, Friday, July 18, 2025. The recessed park strip is intended to capture stormwater and pollution before it enters the city’s sewage.
(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Riverton environmental engineer Tom Beesley shows an example of an urban swale in Riverton, Friday, July 18, 2025. The recessed park strip is intended to capture stormwater and pollution before it enters the city’s sewage.

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During a recent storm in March, several shallow, plant-lined channels in the Lucky Estates subdivision in Riverton mimicked Mother Nature — and in doing so helped clean rainwater before it made it to...
 

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