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Tooele County reviews state-required water element draft, weighing conservation and agricultural protection
Summary
Consultants presented a draft water element required by recent state legislation, showing supply vs. demand trends in public water systems, recommending conservation steps on county-managed lands and protections for agricultural water users; commissioners asked how potential state tiered pricing and future laws could affect the plan.
Katie Jacobson, the consultant from Hansen, Allen and Luce, presented Tooele County’s draft water element — a planning document the state recently required through two bills — outlining a county water budget focused on unincorporated areas and public water systems. Jacobson said the draft compares system supply and demand, shows urban water use at roughly one acre-foot per acre and agricultural use at about two to 2.5 acre-feet per acre (estimates based on GIS and published crop requirements), and recommends county-level actions such as updating land-use regulations on…
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