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…
Is The Reservoir Plan All Wet?
The Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) started construction on a reservoir near Toquerville in November. Dry Wash Reservoir in Ivins and Graveyard Wash Reservoir in Santa Clara should be…
Is Our Glass Half Full?
I’m an optimist. Or I was. Then the Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) presented a new 20-year water supply plan at the last City Council meeting. My takeaway: Our…
Will You Still Love Me When I’m 64?
We use our roads, sewer lines, and storm drains every day, but do we ever really think about them? Most of that infrastructure was paid for by developers in impact…
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…