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Commission explores expanding Watershed Source Protection Overlay to include sole-source aquifers, plans subcommittee
Summary
Commissioners discussed adding EPA-designated sole-source aquifer recharge areas to the Watershed Source Protection Overlay, flagged potential unintended consequences for private development, and agreed to put a subcommittee formation on a future agenda to draft redlines for staff and legal review.
Commissioners spent the bulk of the March 24 meeting discussing proposed changes to the Watershed Source Protection Overlay (WSPO) that would explicitly cover EPA-designated sole-source aquifer recharge areas, including Castle Valley and the Glen Canyon formation.
Commissioner Obi introduced the proposal and said the WSPO currently does not explicitly protect the two sole-source aquifers serving the Moab and Spanish Valley area. "We have it's an EPA's sole source aquifer," Obi said, describing how an EPA designation creates a federal nexus that can trigger additional review when federal funds or federal agencies are involved.
Commissioners and staff discussed…
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