Washington County Water Conservancy District

Drought conditions statewide are now the worst they’ve been in nearly two years, and local water leaders want to make sure that message sinks in with Utahns.

Some schools, parks and homes in St. George still use drinking water to water lawns. As the fast-growing desert community looks to stretch supplies, it’s connecting more of them to secondary water.

Water conservation is vital to southwest Utah’s future and removing irrigated grass at many of its golf courses would be a big step toward stretching that supply. But efforts have struggled to gain traction.

Replacing lawns with desert plants could help save water in drier parts of Utah, such as Washington County. But the shift can be daunting. The Parade of Gardens Southern Utah hopes to change that.

The hot, dry outlook for this summer’s rainy season shows Utah’s recent string of wetter-than-average years may be coming to an end.

Estimates indicate that visitors and seasonal residents make up more than a quarter of the people in the St. George area on a typical day during peak season.

Por primera vez el Distrito de Conservación de Agua del Condado Washington ha creado una versión hispana de sus talleres sobre paisajismo con uso eficiente del agua.

For the first time, the Washington County Water Conservancy District has created a Spanish version of its workshop on water-efficient landscaping.

The Chief Toquer Reservoir project near St. George marks another step forward in the region’s 20-year plan to have enough water for future growth.

Utah Senate President Stuart Adams wants to ensure water for future generations through a new water council, but they would be exempt from public records requests.

Washington County wants to take what it learned in the first year of its turf replacement rebate program and double that number in 2024.

Washington County is running out of water to support its rapid growth. But a new plan charts a path for reusing and conserving enough water to get by for the next 20 years.