Bye Bye Water
Here's Virgin River water flowing over the Quail Creek diversion dam when I was there yesterday. All the water you see is heading to Lake Mead. We don't use any…
A New Look at Reservoirs
At the same time as there are questions about the use, viability, management, and maintenance of the proposed Dry Wash Reservoir in Ivins, the Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD)…
Our Personal Water Journey
We used 66,000 gallons of water last year. As the chart in my last post shows, a lot of homes used less. Our use works out to 90 gallons per…
Ready For a Water Challenge?
Ivins used an average of 60 million gallons of water a month over the past twelve months. Based on our population growth since 2005, we would be using over 70…
The Shape of Water
Here is the presentation I made at last night's "Water Talkabout" at Rocky Vista University. Patty and I like movies. A lot. They often help us come to grips with…
Worried About Water Yet?
If you are, then participate in a critical, no-holds-barred, interactive water discussion on February 22nd at 7pm at Rocky Vista University (255 E Center Street in Ivins). This is our…
Water We Doing? #2
There is a lot of bad news about water. We will talk about the bad news and steps we are about to take to deal with it at the Mayor’s…
Water We Doing?
The Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) released a new Impact Study two weeks ago. It shows WCWCD is currently using more than 90% of its annual “reliable” water supply…
Water: A Stream of Consciousness
Our home weather station says we’ve received 0.75 inches of rain so far this year. Patty and I are pretty sure we normally get at least 3 or 4 inches…
Progress On The Water Front
The Washington County Water Conservancy District’s (WCWCD) job is to supply the cities in the county with water. But up until now, WCWCD was given no information about the status…