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Planning commission recommends county adopt water‑conservation element to general plan
Summary
The commission voted to recommend ordinance 2025-11, adding a state-mandated water-conservation element to the Kane County general plan; staff cited provider data and identified more than 600 'dry' lots lacking water service.
Kane County’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted June 11 to recommend that the county commission adopt ordinance 2025-11, a revision to the county general plan to add a water-conservation element required by state law (Utah Code 17-27a series).
Staff described the element as a county‑level statement of water‑management priorities and an inventory of county water systems. Presenters said the county has seven main water providers and that the Kane County Water Conservancy District accounts for roughly 74–75% of current county water use. Staff also presented an inventory of ‘‘dry’’ subdivisions—lots without water service—and said the county has well over 600 such dry lots, noting utility and hookup challenges.
Commissioners asked whether provider connection estimates obligate the county to provide service; staff replied that those figures are provided by the Water Conservancy District and that the state will review any hydrology or connection assumptions when the general plan element is forwarded. The commission voted to recommend approval so staff can submit the element to the state for the formal review required by statute.
