Drought emergency order in Utah
4/28/2025 3:29:04 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Beaver County, UT
Carbon County, UT
Emery County, UT
Garfield County, UT
Grand County, UT
Iron County, UT
Juab County, UT
Kane County, UT
Millard County, UT
Piute County, UT
San Juan County, UT
Sanpete County, UT
Sevier County, UT
Tooele County, UT
Uintah County, UT
Washington County, UT
Wayne County, UT
Start Date: 4/24/2025
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Gov. Spencer Cox issued an Executive Order declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties due to drought conditions combined with low streamflow forecasts, increased water demand as temperatures rise. The counties in the declaration were Washington, Iron, San Juan, Kane, Juab, Emery, Grand, Beaver, Garfield, Piute, Millard, Tooele, Uintah, Carbon, Sevier, Sanpete and Wayne. The Drought Response Committee recommended that the governor issue a drought declaration at their recent meeting. Utahns were urged to conserve water.
Utah Department of Natural Resources (Salt Lake City, Utah), April 24, 2025
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