Bob, could you forward me a copy of that? I'd be grateful.
I spoke with Ron a few weeks back. My understanding of the idea - and please correct me if I'm misunderstanding this - is to continue the dike north toward Floating Mountain, west to the base of the mountain range and south toward I-80. This would, in essence, create a basin within the basin that would be somewhat shielded from wash out from the mountains. Pumping would then be directed toward this basin, concentrating salt onto the speedway area.
It's not a holistic approach, but for all of the Bonneville Salt Flats' "natural beauty", the truth is that for almost a century, it has been an engineered environment. As long as potash extraction remains on the table, putting the salt flats back as it was 100 years ago is no longer an option. But preserving the racecourse could well be.
The question, as I see it, is would the BLM accept what would be a half-measure - saving the speedway - or will their charter require them to restore the entire flats?
