The Ivins City Council started a discussion about water at their last meeting, or the lack of it in this drought. That led to comments about the drought, dry conditions, and fireworks. Ivins has restricted fireworks this year because of the drought, like many other cities in the State.
But how many residents even know about the restrictions? Councilmember Dennis Mehr suggested the City do more to get the message out than simply posting information on the City website and in the newsletter, like posting some signs around the city about the restrictions.
Good idea Dennis. Hopefully, the City does that. So, please spread the word. The City has limited fireworks locations to just the Center Street baseball diamond and the two baseball diamonds in Unity Park. Fireworks can’t be set off on any private property. The City also limited the dates fireworks can be set off to July 2nd through 5th and July 22nd through 25th.
Councilmembers asked about banning fireworks. City Manager Dale Coulam told the Council that banning fireworks could create a liability problem for the City because we would be preventing fireworks vendors from doing business. Washington City goes a step further, saying state law gives them the right to restrict fireworks but not to ban them. Even the Governor was told earlier this week that he can’t ban fireworks, although he said he wants to.
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Recent “Water” posts
- Our New Water Shortage PlaybookPDF 📄Washington County is one of the hottest and driest regions in Utah, and one of the fastest growing. Because nearly all of our drinking water comes from the Virgin River basin, we are vulnerable to drought, climate change, and interruptions caused by infrastructure failures, earthquakes, or system repairs. To prepare for these challenges, the…
- Water, Fairness, and Ivins: A Smart Take from Wayne PenningtonPDF 📄Here’s an article by Wayne Pennington that I think you’ll appreciate. He’s running for City Council, and one of the many things I value about him is that he doesn’t just skim the surface, he does the homework. When the Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) released its draft drought plan, officially called the…
- 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…
- My Take on Growth, Roads, Water, & MorePDF 📄Robert MacFarlane, an Ivins resident who pays a lot of attention to local issues and hosts the 435 Podcast sent a questionnaire to all city council candidates in the county. I wrote detailed responses to all seven questions, but they were too big and blew up his online survey form. So I redid those responses as…
- Closer To a Drought Plan?PDF 📄Today, the Washington County Water Conservancy District’s (WCWCD’s) Administrative Advisory Committee (AAC) voted to recommend adoption of a long-overdue Water Shortage Contingency Plan, but there’s a twist. (Download draft plan) (Download presentation explaining the plan) Collectively, they agreed that the action steps in the plan need to be modified, but individually it appears they…