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Council debates Martin’s Flat water test as short-term option; files change application to move surface rights underground
Summary
Council members discussed drilling and testing at Martin’s Flat, consultant findings and state permitting constraints. Council directed staff to file a change application to explore moving surface water rights underground while consultants present a fuller Cedar Canyon master-plan report at the March retreat.
Cedar City officials debated further exploration at Martin’s Flat on Jan. 29, 2025, with the mayor and council weighing a high‑risk, potentially high‑reward deep well against alternatives including moving surface rights underground or developing north‑valley wells and farm-well hookups.
City engineer Jonathan Stathust summarized recent consultant work and cost estimates for further tests. Consultants hired to study Cedar Canyon identified Martins Flat as the best single location in the canyon for a deep test well; drilling to an estimated 2,100 feet was described as the definitive test that would determine whether Navajo Sandstone yields potable water suitable for pipeline delivery to town. Council members and staff noted drilling would be a risk: early test borings in the past…
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