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Health department defends water-hauling limits as Deer Springs residents press for exceptions
Summary
Southwest Utah Public Health officials told the Kane County Commission that its nonpublic drinking-water rule — amended in 2015 and last revised in 2022 — restricts water hauling except for seasonal properties and requires hauled water come from approved public systems; Deer Springs Ranch residents urged more flexible options for dry subdivisions.
The Kane County Commission heard a detailed presentation Oct. 28 from Jeremy Roberts, environmental health director for the Southwest Utah Public Health Department, on the agency’s nonpublic drinking-water regulation and its water-hauling provisions.
Roberts said the regulation’s “purpose is to protect public health, prevent the spread of waterborne diseases, and prevent pollution of water resources” across the department’s five-county area. He told the commission that the regulation was substantially changed in 2015 and last revised in April 2022, and that the water-hauling rules have been the focus of recent edits.
Under the rule, water hauling is allowed only in limited circumstances: generally for residential or recreational properties that have access less than 180 days per…
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