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Tooele Council adopts temporary rule tightening review of water-right conveyances

Tooele City Council · March 19, 2026
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Summary

The council approved Ordinance 2026-05, a temporary land-use regulation allowing the city to better vet water-right conveyances for quality, quantity and supply; the city engineer said the measure does not change exaction amounts but gives the city discretion to refuse or condition non-developable water rights.

The Tooele City Council voted March 18 to adopt a temporary land-use ordinance intended to strengthen the city’s review of water-right conveyances for new development.

City Engineer Paul Hansen told the council the proposed ordinance would not change the amount of water-right exaction required from developers but would add…

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