“We’re going to have to make some fairly significant adjustments in the way we live our lives in the American West or we are going to find ourselves running out of water,” Romney said.
Utah’s senator also warned that the planned Lake Powell pipeline might not make sense without broader agreements.
Amid the stench of sulfur at La Verkin Hot Springs, about 20 miles east of St. George, Romney and Zach Renstrom, executive director of the Washington County Water Conservancy District, examined one possible change — desalinating water in the springs the district owns on the Virgin River. The move could theoretically create as much as 8,000 acre-feet — roughly 2.6 billion gallons — of additional drinking water per year.
“I really hope we could refine it and turn it into something of value rather than stick it in a landfill,” Renstrom said. Other possible projects federal dollars could fund include the installation of a regionwide water reuse system and the construction of a dam in Warner Valley between Washington City and Hurricane to store secondary water.In 2020, the district delivered 32,000 acre-feet of water, about 87% of its 36,659 acre-feet yearly supply. The county’s total yearly water supply, from district and municipal sources and upcoming local projects, is estimated at 100,000 acre-feet.
to Washington County. But Romney said with water levels so low in the reservoir and Colorado River, the pipeline won’t provide an immediate cure for the county’s water woes.
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