Washington County Water Conservancy District public meetings in 2024
14 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Administrative Advisory Committee AAC
The Administrative Advisory Committee will discuss the Drought Contingency Plan and water year data. The committee will also consider approving the 2025 meeting schedule and minutes from August 28, 2024.
- Drought Contingency Plan
- Discussion on current and previous water years
- Approval of 2025 meeting schedule
- Approval of August 28, 2024 minutes
Virgin River Program
The Virgin River Program Administration Committee will meet to discuss and potentially adopt the 2025 workplan, including Gorge Barrier Repairs, and receive an update on the Recovery Action Plan as part of strategic planning. The meeting also includes approval of the agenda, general updates, and scheduling of future meetings.
- Discussion and possible approval of 2025 Workplan
- Gorge Barrier Repairs under the 2025 Workplan
- Strategic planning: Recovery Action Plan update
- General program updates
- Next meetings scheduling
Virgin River Program
The Virgin River Program Administration Committee will meet on August 29, 2024, to discuss and potentially advance the 2025 workplan, including Gorge Barrier Repairs and continued funding. The committee will also receive updates on fish and flycatcher status, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources electronic data collection, and engage in strategic planning for the program's future, including updates to the Recovery Action Plan and program documents. This is a discussion-focused meeting with no final decisions or dollar amounts specified in the agenda.
- 2025 Workplan – Gorge Barrier Repairs and Continued Funding
- Fish/Flycatcher Updates
- UDWR Electronic Data Collection
- Strategic Planning – Recovery Action Plan update and Program Document updates
- Future meeting scheduled for October 30, 2024, at WCWCD
Administrative Advisory Committee AAC
The Administrative Advisory Committee is meeting to review water rates and population projections for Washington County. The committee will also discuss a request from the Town of Leeds to join the Regional Water Supply Agreement.
- Water rates analysis
- Washington County population projections
- Review of findings regarding ornamental water features
- Town of Leeds request to join the Regional Water Supply Agreement (introduction and discussion only)
- Approval of May 29, 2024 minutes
Virgin River Program
The Virgin River Program Technical Committee is meeting to discuss and approve the 2025 workplan, receive updates on the Recovery Action Plan, and review fish and flycatcher status reports. The meeting also includes strategic planning for the program's future.
- 2025 workplan discussion
- Recovery Action Plan update
- Strategic planning for future program direction
- Fish and flycatcher status updates
Toquerville Secondary Water System
The Toquerville Secondary Water System Board of Directors will hold a public hearing and consider a resolution to levy annual assessments for 2025. The agenda includes a presentation of a proposed assessment rate increase, discussion of water penalties, and approval of May 7, 2024 meeting minutes.
- Presentation of proposed annual assessment rate increase
- Public hearing to levy annual assessments within the TSWS service area
- Consider resolution authorizing levy of contract assessments for 2025
- Discussion of water penalties
- Consideration and approval of May 7, 2024 meeting minutes
Toquerville Secondary Water System
The Toquerville Secondary Water System is holding a public hearing to consider levying the 2025 annual contract assessment. The body is proposing to increase annual assessments for residential, agricultural, and standby water services.
- Proposed residential assessment increase: $254 to $330 (less than 1/2 acre)
- Proposed residential assessment increase: $372 to $484 (1/2 to 1 acre)
- Proposed agricultural assessment increase: $118 to $153
- Proposed standby assessment increase: $135 to $176
Virgin River Program
The Virgin River Program Administration Committee will discuss strategic planning for the future and the 2025 workplan. The meeting also includes updates on fish and flycatchers and discussions regarding potential future projects, such as a preventing extinction grant.
- 2025 Workplan discussion
- Strategic Planning for future
- Fish/Flycatcher Updates
- Discussion of potential future projects including a preventing extinction grant
Administrative Advisory Committee AAC
The Administrative Advisory Committee of the Washington County Water Conservancy District will meet to discuss updates on the regional water reuse system, the master plan, and conservation efforts. They will also consider a request from Hurricane City to modify water feature restrictions in the Water Efficiency Standards, and discuss Utah's updated water use reporting code. The meeting includes updates on reservoir conditions, bond rating, taxation of rebates, and water production.
- Consider request from Hurricane City to modify water feature restriction in Water Efficiency Standards
- Regional Water Reuse System Update
- Master Plan Update
- Utah's updated code for calculating and reporting water use (GPCD)
- Discussion of reservoir conditions, bond rating process, federal taxation of water efficiency rebates, and water production report
Toquerville Secondary Water System
The Toquerville Secondary Water System Board of Directors will meet to discuss allowing new agriculture service within its service area, a zone change with Toquerville City for half-acre agricultural lots, and evaluate the 2024 water schedule. The board will also consider approving the minutes from its February 13, 2024 meeting.
- Discuss by-laws to allow new agriculture service in TSWS service area
- Discuss zone change with Toquerville City for half-acre agricultural lots
- Evaluate 2024 Water Schedule
- Consider approval of February 13, 2024 board meeting minutes
Virgin River Program
The Virgin River Program Technical Committee is meeting to discuss a preventing extinction grant, updates on the Spring Full Pass and WF Salinity Study Above QCD, and potential future projects including data gaps and next steps. The agenda is mostly routine business with no major decisions or public hearings.
- Preventing extinction grant presentation by Sky Hedden
- Spring Full Pass and WF Salinity Study Above QCD updates
- Discussion of potential future projects (data gaps, next steps)
- Next meetings scheduling
Virgin River Program
The Virgin River Program Administration and Technical Committees are meeting to review program background, priorities, and funding needs. They will hear project updates on desalination, water re-use, fish passage, and the Gorge Barrier, and discuss partner concerns. The meeting is largely a working session with no formal votes or public hearings listed.
- Discussion of program funding to meet priorities
- Project updates on desalination and water re-use
- Fish passage projects update
- Gorge Barrier project update
- Tentative 2024 meeting dates: June 12, August 29, October 30
Toquerville Secondary Water System
The Board of Directors will meet to consider the approval of watering times for 2024. The agenda also includes a discussion regarding water pressure and the approval of previous meeting minutes.
- Approval of 2024 watering times
- Discussion of water pressure
- Approval of November 13, 2023, TSWS Board Minutes
Administrative Advisory Committee AAC
The Washington County Water Conservancy District Administrative Advisory Committee will discuss regional water supply topics. The agenda includes updates on the Regional Reuse System and a government entity conservation rebate program.
- Discussion regarding digital documents
- Growing Water Smart Conference discussion
- Government entity conservation rebate program discussion
- Regional Reuse System overview and update
- Approval of November 29, 2023 minutes