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Duchesne County commissioners press planners to revise water-element numbers, delay adoption
Summary
After a public hearing on the county's required water element, commissioners asked planning staff and consultants to correct population and supply estimates and struck contested pages from the draft, deferring adoption while officials verify data and consult stakeholders.
Duchesne County commissioners held a public hearing on Dec. 8 on a draft water element required by state law and stopped short of adopting the document after commissioners and residents raised questions about population counts, supply estimates and the plan's scenarios.
Mike Godfrey of the county planning staff summarized the draft prepared with Sunrise Engineering, saying the document addresses water-demand scenarios, water-conservation strategies and coordination with state stakeholders. Godfrey told the commission the draft used Department of Natural Resources connection figures and that some numbers were preliminary: "This I don't…
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