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Staff warns Cedar Hills could exhaust CUP allocation if conservation falters
Summary
City staff said using central Utah Project (CUP) water early in the season could deplete the 710 acre‑foot allocation, leaving limited options later in summer; they urged residents to conserve 15–20% of PI usage to avoid exhausting allocations.
During Q&A, residents pressed staff about the consequences of failing to conserve PI allocations. Chandler Goodwin said if the city must draw on CUP water earlier than normal and the canyon deliveries do not resume, the city could use the full 710 acre‑foot CUP allocation early in the season and “I'm out of options,” leaving parts of the upper service zone without PI water later in the summer.
Goodwin reiterated recommended conservation targets (15–20% reductions for many households) and described regional coordination on aquifer monitoring. A meeting participant noted aquifer recharge operates on a multi‑year cycle and warned of longer‑term drawdown risk; staff responded that North Utah County monitoring and coordinated recharge work are ongoing but that responsible local conservation is still necessary to avoid operational failures.
