Conservation groups are claiming the Pine Valley Water Supply project in Iron County is unnecessary and they released a report Wednesday outlining why.
Utah Rivers Council and Great Basin Water Network wrote the report and were joined by a local tribal leader and nearby county commissioner in opposing the project. It involves a series of wells and a 70-mile pipeline that pulls water from outside of the county.
The report says Iron County is using outdated population projections to inflate water needs. It also argues the county’s water district isn’t doing enough to conserve.
Zach Frankel, the executive director of Utah Rivers Council, said that’s a problem because of the burden the project will have on residents.
To read more about the issues the conservation groups address in its report, visit KUER.org.
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