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Garfield County commissioners discuss emergency declaration as drought, fires strain water and ranching
Summary
Commissioners discussed escalating drought impacts, plans to seek state and federal support, and meetings with the U.S. Forest Service and Utah state officials after the Tropic Reservoir was drained by order of the state engineer, presenters said.
Garfield County commissioners spent a substantial portion of their meeting discussing worsening drought conditions, recent wildfire threats and steps toward a possible emergency declaration to unlock state and federal aid.
Commissioners said ranchers and public-land grazing users are being hurt, and that county leaders plan to push state and federal officials for relief. "Because they are our landlord, basically 93% of this county is federal land," one commissioner said, explaining why federal engagement is necessary. The same commissioner said the county will meet Sept. 2 with Tom Schultz, the National Forest Service chief, to…
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