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“I’d like to give it somebody a little more energy and desire to take it to do great things,” Gravadell said, explaining he has been trying to retire and that he would remain a council member. He asked that the council place leadership elections on the next meeting agenda and offered to chair the following meeting while members consider nominations.

Council discussion touched on the council’s bylaws and an officer progression model in which the vice chair becomes chair at the end of a term; members noted the bylaws set officer terms at two years. Jeff Crozier said he would be willing to take additional leadership responsibility if the council supports that progression, and others agreed it was reasonable to postpone a formal vote until more members can participate.

The council agreed to include officer nominations and an election on the next meeting agenda and to solicit input from members who were not present at the May 13 meeting. No formal election or vote was recorded at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Uintah Watershed Council 05/13/25","oneSentenceSummary","Chair Brett Gravadell said he wants to reduce his leadership role and asked the council to address officer succession at its next meeting; members discussed a progression model for officers and volunteers expressed willingness to stand in.","taxTitle","Utah Watersheds Council, Boards and Commissions, Organizations, Utah Executive Branch, Utah","taxId",66170,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6236724,"Council members urge the State Water Plan to address oil and gas water uses and produced‑water reuse",162,2268450,2430610,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3355568-079d1103fe21b0edcb63fd1c29bb2d2b&start=2268&end=2430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3355568-079d1103fe21b0edcb63fd1c29bb2d2b/thumbnail_2268450.jpg","/articles/6236724/Utah/Council-members-urge-the-State-Water-Plan-to-address-oil-and-gas-water-uses-and-producedwater-reuse","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6236724-900b5717329a01545bef9f0ec550ecdd/orig.mp4?Expires=1773654841&Signature=KC1e0n0WrTJlRHRJa0dD6gIHtMFecK7rnh5fb8smHotylK5VumiW2swlMIRqIhavC6zWdoNwZoXc3ozyR7u~Yd5oc6qTCIf41PCBoBfEG-voheNJdUSWRMmV5xCKUBd00UCL4ZIjwp3aByzJXt2iUtCeY7-6poN4zLG-VkMH7kQVYKDQdJdYi0Ru25rU6s9Ee0jjZSQ4EzkkLSYausUn15VyHyb-YC750QSnIcYrbDsPM64jCUqY~ru~vCTjUPS5YYIcSLnJuvcK7WQDOXR3zQIe0yzLchUpmnvvouKccsqEsefZXOf07Ke0Qy35i4mAmQFIaQ1o6r9rfZixugkGnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members raised energy‑sector water use and produced‑water reuse as a basin issue they want reflected in the State Water Plan.

At the May 13 meeting, several participants said energy extraction can involve substantial daily water volumes and that recent state legislation allows some reuse of produced water. One council member described touring energy sites and said the visit revealed more water‑management complexity than expected. The member asked the Watershed Council and the Division of Water Resources to consider those impacts in the basin chapter and suggested arranging field visits so other council members could see operations firsthand.

Stephanie McGinnis, State Water Plan Manager, said the State Water Plan “will address energy and water” and welcomed further basin‑specific details so the plan’s basin perspective can describe local impacts and potential solutions. McGinnis asked that council members note the specific creek names, species or sites in the survey or offer to be contacted for follow‑up so staff can include precise information in the basin chapter.

Participants also discussed regulatory and technology considerations for produced‑water reuse, including uncertainties about treatment standards and downstream reuse policies. A council member said that while some reuse is now permitted by recent legislation, there is no widely adopted set of “sideboards” or treatment standards to guide reuse for agriculture or stream return; the member urged the plan process to clarify where standards or pilot projects might be needed.

The Division said it will take basin‑level submissions via the survey and follow up with council volunteers to obtain site‑specific technical details where necessary.","Several Watershed Council members asked that the State Water Plan explicitly consider water demands and reuse associated with energy extraction, including produced‑water treatment and reuse, and suggested site visits to view operations.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6236728,"State water plan manager asks Watershed Council for basin input, survey and volunteers for basin chapter",3902,216865,4119810,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3355568-079d1103fe21b0edcb63fd1c29bb2d2b&start=216&end=4119","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3355568-079d1103fe21b0edcb63fd1c29bb2d2b/thumbnail_216865.jpg","/articles/6236728/Utah/State-water-plan-manager-asks-Watershed-Council-for-basin-input-survey-and-volunteers-for-basin-chapter","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6236728-d802d340f39125dc322fb792b7f698b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1773654841&Signature=WXqJ7SxQC7rq~x8BxI1iXXIqQlpDEDfRgS39GbxWwEoUmBQ5mR0k2sLVMzd6y--h9GmTKzZAp4FH67DzLbg1sFRSEouavls-ST2eNs7bdZrzDDexhe3s~QW63HWsdgiM02Ut4WgSUzgAJLovTJ11p3qLVxghrw~9G2fuq0-OfEJfvsqN1Vfoh3VqRJ5bTGBYW47sLYfB5kk8j1RA8wkrk5M3V1IM1vpbuRSoDT3WzDjRFYxwji2yA2w5a0vguFp8PoErJwgZeRaiNnG~cODOiXTMUYibtVTjAeV5XWSMjZKLhHoJO~0utZNh8phqbCmbN9sVv1bnZuKm-Su~XjrEtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Stephanie McGinnis, State Water Plan Manager at the Division of Water Resources, told the Watershed Council on Tuesday, May 13, that the state must publish an updated State Water Plan by December 2026 and asked council members to help shape the basin chapter by completing a 20‑minute survey and by volunteering for small subcommittees.

McGinnis said the code now requires the State Water Plan to be updated no less frequently than every 10 years and that the division’s internal goal is to move toward five‑year updates. “The code now calls for the state water plan to be updated no less frequently than every 10 years,” she said. She described previous plan iterations in 1990 and 2021 and said the upcoming plan will be a strategic framework with chapters on constraints, law and policy, and basin‑level perspectives.

The state will solicit basin‑level input to populate a basin “perspective” chapter (referred to in the presentation as chapter 8) that highlights local challenges, needs and local successes. McGinnis said the plan outline stretches across roughly nine chapters and the office is targeting an overall length near 150 pages (she later referenced a different chapter count in discussion, which the division said it will reconcile in draft materials). The Division also intends to reference project lists submitted through the state’s infrastructure submission process in the plan.

McGinnis asked every Watershed Council member to complete a forthcoming online survey (estimated 20 minutes) and said staff will follow up by email with slide materials and a link to the survey. “Please don’t leave it in my hands to decide what’s important here in this basin,” she said, asking council members to forward the survey to knowledgeable local contacts but not to share it broadly on social media.

To turn survey results into basin text, the division asked groups of council volunteers to form short subcommittees to review and synthesize responses and to provide an initial review of draft basin material. McGinnis said the division will also hold one public scoping meeting per basin, targeted for July through September, and she asked that council members help publicize the meeting and, where possible, attend so local representatives are present.

Council members raised a technical problem with infrastructure project submissions. William Markley reported that he and another submitter did not receive clear confirmation after submitting projects to the state’s unified infrastructure submission portal; Markley said one submission showed an online confirmation page but no email receipt. McGinnis acknowledged the issue and said staff would follow up to confirm receipt and to request clearer confirmation feedback for submitters.

McGinnis described next steps: the division will email the survey and slide deck the next day, collect survey responses (giving about a week and a half for responses), form subcommittees, synthesize results into the basin chapter draft, and circulate draft language for council review before public scoping. She said the division hopes to produce a full plan draft by the end of the year and to circulate more complete drafts for review in early 2026.

Council members and staff also discussed coordination with water conservancy districts, watershed councils and other state and local agencies; McGinnis said the 2024 legislative changes (House Bill 280) call out increased collaboration with specified entities and that the division is working across the Department of Natural Resources and Department of Environmental Quality.

The presentation ended with McGinnis offering contact options: a State Water Plan email address the division will monitor and direct contact information for staff. She said staff would follow up on the project submission confirmation issue and on scheduling for the public scoping meeting.

Next steps: watch for the division’s email with the survey link and slides, respond to the survey, volunteer for a subcommittee if able, and help publicize and, if possible, attend the basin public scoping meeting planned for July–September.","The Division of Water Resources outlined the 2026 State Water Plan timetable, new statutory requirements and outreach steps to the Watershed Council, asking members to complete a short survey, join subcommittees and help publicize an upcoming public scoping meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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