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Planning commission recommends water use and preservation element for Tooele City general plan
Summary
The Tooele City Planning Commission voted 7-0 July 23 to forward a recommendation to the city council to adopt a new water use and preservation element to the general plan, a change prompted by state code deadlines and intended to guide development and conserve water.
Tooele City Planning Commission on July 23 voted 7-0 to recommend that the City Council adopt a new water use and preservation element to the Tooele City general plan. The element is intended to document existing water conditions, coordinate with utilities and state agencies, and identify methods to reduce water demand; state code sections cited by staff require adoption by Dec. 31, 2025.
The element responds to state requirements set out in “state code 10-9a-403 and 17-27a-403,” which staff said specify topics the plan must address. Planning staff member Andrew Agard said, "We are proposing a new element to our general plan," and outlined six categories the state expects the element to include: effects of permitted development on water demand and infrastructure; methods to reduce water demand for existing and future development; active consultation…
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