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Commission recommends emergency adoption of state‑mandated water element to County Commission
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Summary
Morgan County planners recommended emergency adoption of a state‑mandated emergency water element to the County Commission, citing statutory deadlines and a short public comment window; the motion passed unanimously after no public comment at the hearing.
The Morgan County Planning Commission on Nov. 13 voted unanimously to recommend that the County Commission adopt an emergency water element to the county general plan to meet state statutory deadlines.
Staff introduced the item as a state mandate and turned the presentation to consultant Valerie Claussen of Planning Outpost. Claussen said the draft emergency water element was posted for review from Nov. 5 through Nov. 21 and that the county held two virtual meetings for water providers; she reported two written comments — one from Mountain Green Secondary Water updating provider numbers and one noting irrigation and ditch companies were not included in the plan because state code requires inclusion of public culinary providers.
Commissioners raised questions about a statutory citation in the document (one commissioner flagged a likely incorrect citation) and about whether irrigation companies should be included. Claussen agreed to correct the citation and noted the state requirement focuses on public culinary water providers connected to residential customers.
Following no public comment during the hearing, Member Sessions moved to recommend emergency adoption of the emergency water element to the County Commission based on the findings listed in the Nov. 13 memorandum; Member King seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
The draft will remain open for comment through Nov. 21 and staff and the consultant said they will refine language and carry findings forward into a fuller water element as part of the county's general‑plan update next year.
