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General Manager Scott Paxman discussed conservation standards, the future of water development and the District Supply and Demand Study update. Help is needed to collect and verify historical demand for supply data and project future demands and identify supply capacity. Weber Basin Water will be sending out a data gathering questionnaire/ workbook to the largest 100 potable and secondary water providers. He also discussed major projects in the works, including: UDOT projects requiring relocation of facilities; Willard Canal lining project; Parallel Aqueduct Project; Weber West Transmission Pipeline; piloting for a new Water Treatment Plant; new culinary water storage tanks; and culinary pumping plants.

Paxman discussed legislation affecting water and said required enforcement is an unfunded mandate being referred to entities who have land use and enforcement authority. He said entities will be penalized for connections not metered after 2030. He said they planned to charge systems beginning April 25 and irrigation start dates would be May 1. Restrictions will remain in place to continue vigilance; including recommended watering once per week in the spring; two- three times midsummer (depending on heat); two times a week in August and September and then back to one time during October until shutoff.

Paxman thanked those in attendance for their time, energies, and attention to water conservation efforts. He explained this meeting is typically scheduled early in April to give the most up to date and accurate information possible and to have a clearer understanding of this year’s water supply. He said they hoped to enable more extensive incentive programs to the communities and make use of state monies for service areas. He encouraged users to reach out to the district for further information or discussion.

Paxman said the district continues to work toward its mission to conserve and develop water resources to provide for the needs of its customer agencies, use the water resources of the Weber and Ogden drainages responsibly for the greatest benefit to the public, supply high-quality drinking water, and project the watersheds of our source rivers and groundwater supplies. He expressed appreciation for the continued support of the entities involved. l