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House adopts Clover Creek watershed resolution urging coordinated resource management
Summary
The House adopted HCR 4, recognizing coordinated watershed management for the Clover Creek watershed (Rush Valley, Quilla County) and urging participation by federal agencies, local landowners and conservation partners; the resolution passed 63–0.
The Utah House adopted House Concurrent Resolution 4 (HCR 4), a nonbinding resolution developed from growth-summit discussions on water that encourages a coordinated resource management approach for the Clover Creek watershed surrounding Rush Valley in Quilla County. Representative James R. Gallen presented the resolution, which asks federal agencies (including BLM and Forest Service), soil conservation entities and private landowners to cooperate on water-conservation measures to improve declining watershed health and water quality that have impaired local wells.
Representative Gallen said the measure grew from summit meetings on water and is meant to encourage local engagement and interagency coordination rather than impose regulatory changes. The clerk reported the resolution received 63 yes votes and zero no votes on the consent calendar; it will be transmitted to the Senate as a House concurrent resolution for the Legislature’s consideration.
The resolution is framed as an invitation to participate in a coordinated-resource-management process and as a local planning and conservation signal rather than a directive requiring state appropriations or regulatory actions.
