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Residents urge water conservation; water board reports pond and Chalk Creek levels down
Summary
During public comment, a candidate introduced himself and residents urged xeriscaping incentives and tighter watering schedules; Abe Johnson of the water board reported the pond level fell three feet and Chalk Creek is at 42% of normal and warned of one-warning-then-fine enforcement.
Sheldon Birch opened public comment by introducing himself as a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives and offering compliments about the city. Dan Rowley urged the council to consider incentives for replacing lawns with low-water landscaping to help during the drought.
Abe Johnson, who identified himself as being on the water board, reported the city pond "dropped three feet last Sunday" and said Chalk Creek is at "42% of its normal level," noting that water users should be watering every other day but some are watering daily; he said going forward violators will receive one warning and then be subject to fines. Kris Ewert recommended a split watering schedule (half the city watering Monday/Wednesday/Friday, the other half Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday) and proposed no watering on Sundays.
