The Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) is getting detailed information on how many commitments cities have made for new development, and therefore water. With that information, the WCWCD is working with the cities on how to manage and allocate water connection commitments.
At the same time, it is looking to cities to pass its proposed water conservation ordinance for new construction as quickly as possible. Recommendations in the proposed ordinance include limiting grass, requiring recirculating hot water, using water and energy efficient appliances and fixtures, limiting water features, landscaping requirements, and more.
Click here to download WCWCDs proposed ordinance. Please read it and share your ideas for effective measures to conserve water.
This is a critical issue that deserves a lot of public involvement and input as soon as possible. The City Council will be discussing this soon, hopefully next week, so your input now is important.
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Recent “Water” and “Development” posts
- Our New Water Shortage PlaybookPDF đź“„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 đź“„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 đź“„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 đź“„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 đź“„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…