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Box Elder’s Water Master Plan ties growth to water supplies to meet SB110 requirements
Summary
Appendix E (Water Master Plan) documents consultations with water suppliers and canal companies, reports 56 stakeholder interviews, and states the County will use the Master Plan to satisfy S.B.110 (Utah Code 17‑79‑403) requirements by December 31, 2025.
Box Elder County’s Appendix E — the Water Master Plan — is presented as the County’s mechanism to comply with S.B.110 and the Utah Code requirement that counties include a water use and preservation element in their general plans. The appendix states the implementation timeframe is ‘‘by December 31, 2025’’ and documents consultation with community water systems, canal companies, and municipalities as part of that compliance effort.
The Master Plan summarizes stakeholder engagement (56 interviews) and says that the planning effort will be used to address four statutory items: effects of permitted development on water demand; methods for reducing per‑capita consumption for existing and future development; and operational modifications to reduce wasteful water practices. The document relies on Utah Division of Water Resources (DWRe) data and direct interviews with 28 Public Water Suppliers to compile demand and supply figures.
The appendix includes a public water supplier data table with projected 2035 units and supply/use statistics (for example: Brigham City — 1,150 units, residential use 140 gpcd, total potable supply 21,958 AF; Tremonton — total potable supply 4,802 AF). The plan calls for ongoing coordination with municipalities, BRWCD, local water districts, canal providers, and state agencies and points readers to Appendix E and the Water Master Plan for detailed data and implementation strategies.
