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Daggett County and Bureau of Reclamation agree to 40-year water-service contract term
Summary
Daggett County and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation agreed during a public negotiation session to renew the county's water-service contract with a 40-year term and a renewal provision. The session also clarified delivery limits, third-party sale restrictions, and next steps for finalizing contract language.
Daggett County commissioners and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials agreed to renew the county's water-service contract for a 40-year term during a virtual negotiation session.
Jeff Hardy of the Bureau of Reclamation opened the meeting and framed it as a negotiation where "everything is on the table." County Chair Matt Tippets confirmed the county's request for a 40-year renewal, and Reclamation's Rick Backstrom responded, "Let's put in 40 years in there. I like that," signaling acceptance. Reclamation said termination and renewal provisions will mirror the 2001 contract and that a renewal clause will allow parties to revisit terms when the term ends.
The agreement on term resolves one of the session's primary agenda items; staff said they will incorporate the 40-year term and existing termination language into the updated draft contract for final review. The session included introductions of county commissioners, Reclamation's regional staff and counsel, county counsel, and the county water system operator; participants agreed to continue negotiating rates, billing mechanics, and indexation in follow-up work as needed.
