May 2022 | Vol. 02 Iss. 05
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PROCLAMATION OF WATER SCARCITY MEANS NEW REGS IN BOUNTIFUL Byline
By Tom Haraldsen | tom.h@davisjournal.com
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atering your lawns and gardens will look a bit different in Bountiful this summer, out of necessity. The state’s drought, the most severe on record, has forced a lot of restrictions to be passed in various communities in Davis County. Bountiful City Council approved a Proclamation Declaring Scarcity of Water, and set into motion a series of restrictions for the use of culinary water for outdoor watering. The restrictions will remain in place until April 15, 2023 unless conditions improve or are renewed for an additional period by the council. The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District is delaying the discharge of secondary water systems until mid-May due to the severe drought conditions in the state of Utah, and adopted restrictions for lawn and garden watering that limit it to one day a week. In Bountiful, a number of east side homes do not have access to secondary water for irrigation of their lawns and gardens and therefore use culinary water in their yards. The proclamation also sets forth a series of regulations for culinary water usages. Here is a summary of those restrictions: Outdoor watering with culinary water is expressly prohibited between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. (This is not new – it’s already part of the city code). Continued page 4
Greens and tee boxes at Bountiful Ridge Golf Course will be spot watered as part of the city’s ongoing effort to combat the drought situation. Photo by Tom Haraldsen
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