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Cedar City Council pauses termination of effluent lease as water plans advance
Summary
Council members heard technical recommendations to drill deeper at Martin’s Flat, discussed test-well permits and impact-fee options for a major waterline, and voted to delay giving notice to end the city’s wastewater effluent lease with Clark Land & Livestock while interagency planning and easements are finalized.
Cedar City council members spent the bulk of their Feb. 14 action meeting on near-term water strategy, hearing consultant recommendations to deepen wells at Martin’s Flat, updates on test-well permits, and a series of policy choices about pipelines and reuse of treated wastewater.
Mayor (Speaker 1) told the council that consultants from Hansen Allen & Lelouch recommended Martin’s Flat as “the premier place to take water out of Cedar Canyon” and advised drilling deeper into the Navajo sandstone to determine yield, noting engineers recommended drilling “2,200 feet” if the city proceeds with exploration. The mayor said the consultants will present a coordinated model of well sites, spring flows and proposed pipeline options at an upcoming retreat.
Councilmembers discussed procedural timing and regulatory risk. One councilmember reported contacting the Division of Water, which…
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