Overview Of The 2024 Water Year
The Virgin and Santa Clara rivers had a combined streamflow of just over 112,000 acre-feet of water in the 12 months ending in September. This is more than the median…
Finally… A New General Plan
The 2024 Ivins City General Plan was approved in November 2024. It is the primary guiding document and the principal tool to be used to create the future of Ivins.…
Concerns About Contaminants in Dry Wash Reservoir
Chuck Gillette, the Ivins City Director of Public Works presented an analysis of risks from the potential accumulation and spread of PFAS and other heavy metals in the proposed Dry…
Field of Streams
It was pointed out at last Thursday’s City Council meeting that dredging Gunlock Reservoir could increase its storage capacity by 3,000 acre-feet. That has been suggested a lot in recent…
Goldilocks And The Reservoir
There was a city council work meeting on March 21st to discuss potential problems a proposed Dry Wash reservoir could create. It wasn’t a public hearing, but more than 80…
What Flushes in Vegas Stays in Vegas
The proposed Dry Wash Reservoir in Ivins would store wastewater in the winter to be used for outdoor irrigation somewhere in the county during the summer. To help residents and…
The Latest In Landscapes
Join us for a Talkabout on Wednesday, March 20th at 7pm at Rocky Vista University to learn more about the City’s new relationship with Utah State Univerity’s Center for Water…
Reservoir Reservations Remain
There was a large turnout at last night's Talkabout at Rocky Vista University, with a lot of questions and answers about Dry Wash Reservoir. Most of the evening was devoted…
How Can Something So Foul Look So Good?
Please join us for a “Talkabout” on Wednesday, February 21st, 7:00 P.M., at Rocky Vista University. This one focuses on Water. Yes, again. Water. We’ve got a lot to figure…
Honey, I Shrunk the Reservoir
This is a guest article by Wayne D. Pennington, a resident of Ivins. Wayne is a PhD geophysicist and a retired Dean of Engineering at Michigan Technological University. This work…