There will be a public hearing on a proposed water conservation ordinance for new construction at either the City Council’s May 5th meeting or its May 19th meeting. (Download the draft.) Granted, reading this ordinance isn’t going to be a lot of fun. But it’s all about our future. So please download the draft ordinance and send the City Council your comments and/or speak at the upcoming public hearing. (email addresses at https://www.ivins.com/2020-government/)
Some of us would probably recommend no grass, no pools, no water features because we are in a severe drought. But it’s unlikely that would be approved. Some of us would probably say that since we pay for the water we use we should be able to do what we want. Given our water situation, that’s also unlikely to be approved.
Please help us navigate between these two extremes. Also, keep in mind that this new ordinance will only apply to new construction. The Washington County Water Conservancy District is working on other actions to encourage water conservation in existing development.
Please share your comments on this topic and tell me about other Ivins issues I have not addressed in recent posts. Email me at Mike@MikeScott4Ivins.com.
Recent “Water” posts
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- Shocked and Dismayed: Still No Drought PlanPDF 📄Back in April, the Washington County Water Conservancy District’s (WCWCD’s) Administrative Advisory Committee finally voted to recommend adoption of a Water Shortage Contingency Plan. That should have been the breakthrough moment. Instead, here we are in September, and now we’re told the plan may not be finalized until the end of 2025. That’s after…
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