Planning commission forwards Cottonwood Heights water-use chapter to city council

On Dec. 15, the Cottonwood Heights Planning Commission voted to forward a recommendation that the City Council adopt the general plan’s Water Use and Preservation element, a chapter that outlines coordination with regional water providers, watershed protection priorities and long-term conservation strategies.

Staff summarized minor edits since the previous meeting, including replacing “watershed” with “water resources” in the mission statement, adding the phrase “historic rapid population growth,” adding infrastructure monitoring, and inserting a short-term strategy to "explore opportunities to have a city representative on the Public Utilities Advisory Committee of Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities" and to add "as needed" to Goal 4 short-term strategies. Staff recommended a positive recommendation to council, citing the staff memo and an attachment dated 12/15/2025.

Commissioners…