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Hurricane water board recommends city council adopt regional WCWCD conservation plan
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The board voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the WCWCD water conservation plan, a required five-year update under state rules; board members said the plan largely reflects existing local rules and will help maintain compliance with the Division of Drinking Water.
The Hurricane Water Board voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the WCWCD water conservation plan, a regional draft the board said satisfies the state-required five-year update.
A board member explained that updating the plan is a state requirement and that by adopting the regional draft the city would remain compliant with the Division of Drinking Water. “By updating this…if the city council adopts this, we will never have to update the conservation plan again. One of our boxes will automatically be checked with the division of drinking water,” the board member said.
Board discussion noted the draft plan is broader and more regional than the city’s earlier local plan: parts of the plan reflect the city’s existing ordinances (for example, time-of-day watering restrictions) while other sections identify future conservation measures. Several board members said the regional plan is not detrimental to Hurricane’s existing approach and that the board’s prior suggested wording changes had been accommodated in the draft.
Board members raised one technical question about whether the plan explicitly exempts pressurized irrigation systems used on agricultural parcels; staff and members referenced the city’s ordinance, which does permit certain exemptions for agricultural and pressurized irrigation systems.
A board member moved that the board recommend the plan to the City Council for approval; another board member seconded. The motion passed by voice vote. (Transcript records an “aye” and no opposition; no roll-call tally is provided in the transcript.)
Board members said adopting the regional plan would align the city with surrounding jurisdictions and keep the city in compliance with state reporting requirements. The board recommended the City Council consider the draft at its next meeting.