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Senate committee unanimously forwards three Weber Basin nominees to full Senate
Summary
The Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Confirmation Committee unanimously recommended Tom Day, Logan Wild and Julie Snowball for appointment to the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District board; each nominee received public endorsements and will be considered by the full Senate at its next floor session.
The Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Confirmation Committee on an unspecified date unanimously recommended three nominees — Tom Day, Logan Wild and Julie Snowball — to the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District board for confirmation by the full Senate.
Tom Day, nominated to represent Davis County with a term listed in the agenda as expiring 01/31/2030, told the committee he was “quite humbled actually by the nomination” and described a lifetime of local farming and service on irrigation and farm-service boards. Committee members invited public comment; a former mayor (addressed in the record as Bob Stevenson) and Scott Paxman, general manager of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, spoke in Day’s favor. After a brief committee discussion with no objections, a committee member moved a favorable recommendation and the measure was advanced by unanimous voice vote to the full Senate.
Logan Wild, nominated to replace Jared Anderson as the Morgan County representative, framed water management as a personal and community priority. Wild said the challenges of a growing population and constrained water supply “weighs heavily on my heart” and cited prior public service as a county commissioner and state official. Multiple public commenters, including Paxman and representatives of the Farm Bureau, urged confirmation. A motion to recommend Wild to the full Senate passed unanimously.
Julie Snowball, nominated by the Weber County Commission to replace Kim Bouchard with a term noted in committee as expiring 02/23/2030, described herself as a lifelong Ogden resident recently retired after 34 years at Weber State University and said she was “honored to be nominated by the Weber County Commission.” She said she hoped to help build awareness on conservation initiatives, support water-resource decisions, and explore ways to support flows to the Great Salt Lake where possible. Paxman and other community leaders endorsed Snowball; the committee moved a favorable recommendation and advanced her nomination unanimously.
The committee chair told nominees the full Senate would take up confirmations during floor time at 4:00 p.m. the following day. All three nominations were forwarded by voice vote; the committee record indicates unanimous consent but does not provide numerical roll-call tallies.
The confirmations would fill three seats on the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District Board of Trustees representing Davis, Morgan and Weber counties, positions that oversee regional water supply planning and infrastructure. The committee record includes public endorsements from the district’s general manager and representatives of agricultural stakeholders.
The committee adjourned after completing the three confirmations.
