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Roy planning commission forwards water-usage and conservation element to city council
Summary
After a staff presentation and public comment, the Roy City Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a recommended amendment to the general plan adding a state-required water-usage and conservation element. Staff will clarify wholesale-contract table headers and add code cross-references before sending the item to city council.
On Dec. 9, 2025, the Roy City Planning Commission unanimously voted to forward a recommended amendment to the city's general plan that adds a state-required water-usage and conservation element.
The recommendation followed a presentation by Tim Watkins of the Wasatch Front Regional Council, who said the Division of Water Resources reviewed the draft and "said that it meets state requirements," and that the city received a $10,000 grant to fund landscape concepts and water-use calculations. Watkins walked commissioners through population scenarios for 2030, 2040 and 2050 and corresponding indoor and outdoor water-use projections.
The draft compares projected demand with supply. Commissioners were told Roy City holds roughly 10,100 acre-feet of water rights and that even on higher-growth…
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