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Ivins mayor: county modeling spares one proposed reservoir; city presses water-conservation measures
Summary
Mayor Chris Hart of Ivins City said county modeling by Stantec Engineering has reduced the number of west-side reservoirs proposed in the Washington County Water Conservancy District's 20-year plan from two to one, easing immediate pressure to build a planned reservoir in the Dry Wash area.
Mayor Chris Hart of Ivins City said county modeling by Stantec Engineering has reduced the number of west-side reservoirs proposed in the Washington County Water Conservancy District's 20-year plan from two to one, easing immediate pressure to build a planned reservoir in the Dry Wash area.
The finding "was kind of manna from heaven for many of us," Hart said, adding that only the Graveyard Wash reservoir on the west side will be required under the Stantec analysis. He credited Ivins residents' low water use and local infrastructure plans for the change.
Why it matters: water supply and distribution shape growth and development in Ivins and the surrounding county. The Dry Wash site is in an area residents and local open-space advocates…
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