Officials discuss Rocky Ford water shares, snowmaking concerns and local power ownership

At a Beaver County Commission meeting, participants discussed snowmaking water use, local contacts for permissions and an effort to purchase Rocky Ford water shares. The discussion included mention of past objections to snowmaking, utility ownership and outreach to Cedar City and local contacts.

A meeting participant recounted earlier debates over snowmaking, saying critics had argued a portion of the water “evaporates” during snowmaking and that earlier explanations “didn't make sense.” The speaker said they met “Leila at Salt Lake” during outreach and have since been in touch with local contacts and a Cedar City office.

The same participant said the county has Beaver City online for water transfers and noted that the power plants involved were “owned by Pacific Corp.” and that such owners “would protest” certain actions. Another participant said that negotiations are underway to acquire Rocky Ford shares but did not detail terms; the group agreed to continue negotiating and outreach to local officials.

Participants asked whether face‑to‑face meetings (formal or informal) might help build buy‑in and suggested direct conversations can move bureaucracies more quickly than paper exchanges. No formal motion to purchase water shares or to allocate funds was made during the meeting.

Participants also mentioned Eagle Point, Nathan Moses (described in the conversation as a local contact) and the idea of continuing outreach to Cedar City offices. The board did not adopt any purchase agreement or change any water‑rights ownership at the session; staff were directed to continue negotiating and outreach.