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Congressman Chris Cannon (R-UT) today congratulated Senators Hatch (R-UT) and Bennett (R-UT) on successful passage of the Senate companion (As part of S 2739) to Congressman Cannon’s Juab County water bill, HR 1736. The House passed the legislation on June 5, 2007, and Senate passage sends it to the President for signing.
This legislation will provide the legal authority for Juab County to participate the conjunctive use program, currently limited to the Wasatch Front counties of Weber, Davis, Salt Lake and Utah, which funds the study and construction of conjunctive use projects to maximize the delivery of surface waters with groundwater sources.
Upon passage by the Senate, Congressman Cannon said, “I want to thank Senators Hatch and Bennett for their efforts on behalf of Utah’s rural communities, and especially for gaining passage of this legislation to help bring much-needed water supply enhancement to Juab County. Efficient and stable water supplies are the lifeblood of central Utah, and Juab County faces serious challenges with water supply as the area’s population grows. They have paid into the system and they should benefit from it.”
The process of “conjunctive use” will allow Juab County’s surplus flows from year to year to be coordinated with and possibly stored in groundwater aquifers. Providing Juab County with conjunctive use participation authority will enable the county to develop a system to better utilize their existing water resources.