Neighbor warns commissioners a proposed RV campground could strain shared well, raise safety concerns
Jul 14, 2026
A Deer Springs resident told the Kane County Commission a planned RV campground would use a six‑lot well that already struggles to serve two lots, and raised fire, trash and noise concerns; county staff said such campgrounds are handled by a Planning Commission conditional use permit and can be conditioned or revoked for safety violations.
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Tammy Lettet, who identified herself as representing Nevada Deer Springs Ranch, told the Kane County Commission during public comment that a neighbor plans to open an RV campground and that residents learned about it by accident. "We found out by sheer accident last week that 1 of our neighbors wants to put in a campground, an RV park," she said, adding the proposed use could directly affect water availability on a shared well. "The well that they are on is the same well that we are on. We have 2 lots on that well. There's only 6 lots on that well," Lettet said, describing low retention‑tank levels this year.
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