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Developer asks council to consider temporary culinary water for Jordan Park as water‑share negotiations continue
Summary
Developers of Jordan Park described a continuing inability to secure secondary irrigation water due to ownership and bylaw disputes among local water companies; they asked council to consider a temporary exception to allow culinary water for irrigation as a last resort and council voted to postpone action pending further study.
Barry Gettleman of Hamlet Homes and developer Rick Skadden told City Council members on Sept. 9 that Jordan Park, a newly platted 37‑lot subdivision north of Mountain Road, is ready for limited development but lacks a reliable secondary (irrigation) water supply because of disputes and bylaw limitations among local water companies.
Gettleman and Skadden said they have purchased water shares and are negotiating with multiple providers (North Ogden Irrigation, Pineview and other local holders) and working with attorneys to amend bylaws so shares can be used north of the canal, but they warned legal changes and inter‑company agreements could take months to finalize. The developers said they have paid infrastructure…
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