Water conservation authority considers turf buyback as St. George reviews wasteful ordinances
Water conservation authority considers turf buyback as St. George reviews wasteful ordinances
and last updated 2021-07-07 19:13:48-04
ST. GEORGE, Utah â Mayor Michele Randall s backyard is turning brown and she s OK with it.
She s among those who are following the advice of Washington County s water conservancy district to cut lawn watering to only three times a week for southern Utah in the state s drought emergency (it s recommended only twice a week in northern Utah). Iâm trying to do my part and set the example, the mayor said in a recent interview with FOX 13.
High temperatures affect the Utah water supply
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Utahâs Cove Reservoir was proposed under false pretenses to win federal subsidy, critics allege
Supporters say the water is needed for farming, but could eventually be used for other purposes.
(Courtesy photo by Utah Rivers Council) This land slated for a future subdivision in St. George is among the supposed alfalfa fields to be irrigated by water from the proposed Cove Reservoir far upstream on the Virgin River in Kane County. Project critics contend the dam proponents have deliberately mischaracterized the reservoirâs purpose to win huge federal subsidies intended to support agriculture.
  | Jan. 7, 2021, 4:19 p.m.
The stated purpose of a $30 million reservoir proposed by the Kane County Water Conservancy District is to provide water for alfalfa growers, mostly in neighboring Washington County downstream on the Virgin River. Because it would support Utah agriculture, the Cove Reservoir would enjoy a generous federal subsidy with U.S. taxpayers shouldering 75% o
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.