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Cedar City council reopens debate on Braffitt well amid water-rights concerns
Summary
Councilmembers asked staff for more information before committing to drilling at the Braffitt 2.1 site, citing potential surface-water rights and the role of the Utah State Engineer; staff will continue negotiating land access, collect bids and return with formal contracts for a vote.
At a Sept. 3 Cedar City council work meeting, members revisited plans to drill a test well at the Braffitt 2.1 site after new concerns surfaced about potential impacts to adjacent surface-water rights.
Councilman Cox said he had learned of additional information that warranted further discussion before the council advanced drilling on either side of the site. Cox and other councilmembers raised the risk that drilling could affect surface flows and landowners’ senior water rights.
City staff explained how Utah’s water-rights process would apply. "All water in the state of Utah belongs to the state of Utah,"…
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