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The Water Tap: Controversy complicates the Cove Reservoir

The Water Tap: Controversy complicates the Cove Reservoir
Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News
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Welcome to The Water Tap, a weekly update on Southwestern Utah s water situation.
This article is part of a series addressing topics relevant to water security in southwestern Utah. Look for stories online on select Fridays and in print on select Saturdays that feature updates on ongoing water issues, interviews with experts and explorations of how we can ensure a better water future for our growing communities.
For decades, while climate change and drought chipped away at the flow of southern Utah s Virgin River, the Kane County Water Conservancy District has been chipping away at plans to build a reservoir off the river s East Fork above Zion National Park that would serve alfalfa farmers downstream who have had to cut their growing seasons short time and again because their irrigation supply dried ....

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Two County water managers view proposed Cove Reservoir as beneficial to both

Two County water managers view proposed Cove Reservoir as beneficial to both
Joan Meiners, St. George Spectrum & Daily News
A proposed reservoir project decades in the making moved another step towards reality Wednesday night as water managers fielded questions from the public about potential impacts to consumers and the environment in both Washington and Kane Counties.
The Cove Reservoir project aims to divert water from the East Fork of the Virgin River near Orderville, Utah, about 20 miles northeast and upstream of Zion National Park, into a reservoir with a capacity of just over 6,000 acre-feet. An acre-foot is the volume of water that would fill an area about the size of a football field to a depth of one foot. ....

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