Tougher water restrictions, delay of secondary water for Weber Basin Water Conservancy District in Utah
4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Box Elder County, UT
Davis County, UT
Bountiful, UT
Kaysville, UT
Layton, UT
Morgan County, UT
Summit County, UT
Weber County, UT
Start Date: 3/8/2022
- End Date: 12/31/2022
Tough water restrictions were enacted for the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District after early spring heat melted the snowpack from 80% of normal to just 65% of normal in a matter of days in late March. Water deliveries to secondary water systems for outdoor use were cut by 60%; culinary water deliveries were trimmed by 10%; and water for agricultural use was reduced by 40%. The activation of the secondary water system will be delayed by one month.
In a normal spring, 220,000 acre-feet of runoff comes down the mountains to be stored, but this year, the amount is projected to be about 10,000 acre-feet. This is the third straight year of very low amounts of less than 10%. Reservoirs will not likely fill.
The district is the wholesale water supplier for Weber, Davis, Morgan, Summit and parts of Box Elder County.
KSL.com (Salt Lake City, Utah), April 4, 2022
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District water customers are being warned to expect another year of drought with reduced lawn watering. The activation of their secondary water system is being delayed. Instead of turning it on in April, it will be turned on in May.
KSL News Radio 102.7FM (Salt Lake City, Utah), March 8, 2022
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