Washington County Water Co

THE RECIPIENTS PURPOSE IS TO COMPLETE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES FOR A REGIONAL REUSE SYSTEM. THE GOAL IS TO INTEGRATE A POTABLE AND SECONDARY IRRIGATION REUSE SOURCE INTO WASHINGTON COUNTYS WATER SUPPLY PORTFOLIO TO HELP MEET WATER DEMAND FOR THE AREAS EXPANDING ECONOMY AND GROWING POPULATION. THE RECIPIENT SHALL PLAN, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A REGIONAL REUSE SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE REGIONAL REUSE SYSTEM COMPRISES MULTIPLE PHASES OF TREATMENT, CONVEYANCE, AND STORAGE PROJECTS. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROJECT PLANNING, 30% DESIGN, 100% DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION STAGES.THE FOLLOWING TASK WILL BE COMPLETED: TASK 1, COMPLETE SITE-SPECIFIC GEOTECHNICAL AND SURVEY STUDIES TO GATHER DESIGN DATATASK 2, REFINE PRELIMINARY PROJECT DESIGNS AND COST ESTIMATESTASK 3, INITIATE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND OTHER RELATED PERMITTING ACTIVITIESTASK 4, COMPILE AND OR COMPLETE BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES STUDIESTASK 5, PREPARE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND A DESIGN REPORT TO 30% LEVELTASK 6, PREPARE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND A DESIGN REPORT TO 100% LEVEL TASK 7, OBTAIN BIDS AND SELECT CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

WASHINGTON COUNTY IS THE FASTEST GROWING METRO AREA IN THE UNITED STATES AND UTAHS HOTTEST, DRIEST REGION. WATER SUPPLIES IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY AREA ARE LIMITED TO THE VIRGIN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN (GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER), WHICH IS A FLASHY DESERT STREAM SYSTEM REACHING ITS FULL DEVELOPMENTAL CAPACITY.REGIONAL PLANNING PROCESSES HAVE IDENTIFIED A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF FUTURE PRACTICES AND PROJECTS TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS BY SECURING AND STRETCHING LIMITED LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION, REGIONAL REUSE, LOCAL RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT, AND COLORADO RIVER IMPORTS.THE MULTIPURPOSE ASH CREEK PROJECT WILL DEVELOP WATER RESOURCES WITHIN THE ASH CREEK WATERSHED TO HELP MAXIMIZE LOCAL RELIABLE WATER SUPPLIES AND INCREASE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF A NEW PIPELINE FROM THE OUTLET OF THE EXISTING ASH CREEK RESERVOIR TO THE NEW OFFSTREAM TOQUER RESERVOIR LOCATED ON THE NORTH END OF TOQUERVILLE. AT FULL CAPACITY(3,725 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL), THE SURFACE AREA OF THE PROPOSED TOQUER RESERVOIR WILL BE 115 ACRES AND HOLD 3,638 ACRE-FEET OF WATER. THE PROPOSED RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES (R PP)LEASE AND SUBSEQUENT PATENT AREA IS FOR APPROXIMATELY 13 ACRES OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT-ADMINISTERED LANDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOQUER RESERVOIR RECREATION AREA.THE ASH CREEK PROJECT IS PART OF A PROPOSED WATER SYSTEM THAT WILL SUPPLY UP TO 1,793 ACRE-FEET PER YEAR OF AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF SECONDARY IRRIGATION WATER TO THE TOQUERVILLE SECONDARY WATER SYSTEM (TSWS) AND THROUGH EXCHANGE ALLOW WATER FROM TOQUERVILLE SPRINGS, THE CURRENT TSWS SUPPLY SOURCE, TO BE DELIVERED AS POTABLE MUNICIPAL WATER IN TOQUERVILLE, LA VERKIN, AND HURRICANE. WCWCD S PRIMARY PURPOSES FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE:1. CONSERVE A PORTION OF THE SURFACE RUN-OFF THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING LOST TO SEEPAGE IN THE ASH CREEK RESERVOIR AND PIPE IT TO A NEW OFF-STREAM RESERVOIR SITE (TOQUER RESERVOIR) THAT WILL MORE EFFECTIVELY STORE WATER AND HELP ENSURE PREDICTABLE WATER SUPPLIES TO WATER RIGHTS HOLDERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES 2. MINIMIZE WATER LOSSES TO SEEPAGE AND EVAPOTRANSPIRATION BY REPLACING OPEN DITCHES WITH PRESSURIZED PIPELINES IN THE PROJECT AREA 3. CONSERVE HIGH QUALITY POTABLE WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (POTABLE USES), BY SUBSTITUTING LOWER QUALITY WATER FOR SECONDARY IRRIGATION AND4. PROVIDE FOR SAFE AND ENJOYABLE WATER-BASED PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USES, THEREBY BENEFITTING LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE AREA.

VIRGIN RIVER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY PROGRAM

DOMESTIC WATER GRANTS - 09/10 MULTI-YEAR STIMULUS

THE WASHINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL REUSE SYSTEM WILL HELP MAXIMIZE LOCAL RELIABLE WATER SUPPLIES THAT ARE UNDER INCREASING PRESSURE FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. A POTABLE AND SECONDARY IRRIGATION REUSE SOURCE WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT (WCWCD) WATER SUPPLY PORTFOLIO TO HELP MEET WATER DEMANDS. THE REGIONAL REUSE SYSTEM WILL ULTIMATELY INCLUDE MULTIPLE WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, PIPELINES, AND STORAGE RESERVOIRS TO REUSE APPROXIMATELY 47,000 ACRE-FEET OF WATER EACH YEAR BY 2050. REUSE WATER SUPPLY WILL BE DELIVERED TO RWSA MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THE WCWCD SERVICE AREA.THE REGIONAL REUSE SYSTEM COMPRISES MULTIPLE TREATMENT, CONVEYANCE, AND STORAGE PROJECTS. THE REGIONAL REUSE SYSTEM WILL IMPLEMENT POTABLE REUSE AND SUPPLEMENT SECONDARY IRRIGATION SYSTEMS TO ALLOW SECONDARY WATER SUPPLIES TO MEET POTABLE DEMANDS.TREATMENT AND CONVEYANCE REUSE PROJECTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:EXISTING ST. GEORGE REUSE FACILITY (SGRF) UPGRADE TO 14 MGDSGRF ONSITE REUSE POND FOR TREATMENT OPERATIONS (100 ACRE-FEET)ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT (AWT) FACILITY (7 MGD)PIPELINES FROM SGRF TO REUSE FOREBAYPIPELINE FROM REUSE FOREBAY TO WARNER VALLEY RESERVOIRPIPELINE FROM EXISTING CONFLUENCE PARK WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY TO TOQUERVILLE SECONDARY WATER SYSTEM (TSWS). THE FOLLOWING TASKS FOR PLANNING AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION STUDIES FOR TREATMENT AND CONVEYANCE PROJECTS SHALL BE COMPLETED. TASK 1, COMPLETE SITE-SPECIFIC GEOTECHNICAL AND SURVEY STUDIES TO GATHER DESIGN DATATASK 2, REFINE PRELIMINARY PROJECT DESIGNS AND COST ESTIMATESTASK 3, INITIATE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND OTHER RELATED PERMITTING ACTIVITIESTASK 4, COMPILE AND OR COMPLETE BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES STUDIES

DOMESTIC WATER GRANTS - REGULAR

THE VIRGIN RIVER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY PROGRAM (PROGRAM) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002 AS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT AMONG THE STATE OF UTAH, THE WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. SINCE THAT TIME, THE DIXIE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM BUREAU, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, SHIVWITS BAND OF PAIUTES AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE HAVE ALSO JOINED THE PROGRAM TO HELP ACHIEVE ITS GOALS. THE OVERALL GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO ENHANCE, PROTECT, CONSERVE, AND RECOVER NATIVE SPECIES AND TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLIES TO MEET HUMAN NEEDS. VIRGIN RIVER CHUB, WOUNDFIN, FLANNELMOUTH SUCKER, DESERT SUCKER, AND VIRGIN SPINEDACE ARE ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES OR FISH SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED THAT ONCE THRIVED IN THE VIRGIN RIVER SYSTEM. HABITAT MODIFICATION, INCLUDING MODIFIED STREAMFLOW, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF NON-NATIVE FISH CHANGED THE RIVER ENVIRONMENT AND PUT THESE FISH AT RISK. SINCE 2002, THE PROGRAM AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO RECOVER THESE ENDANGERED AND SENSITIVE SPECIES WHILE ALLOWING CONTINUED AND FUTURE WATER DEVELOPMENT. THE SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER AN ENDANGERED BIRD SPECIES WAS RECENTLY ADDED TO THE PROGRAM S GOALS AS THE PROGRAM TAKES AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY THAT INCLUDES TAMARISK REMOVAL AND REINTRODUCTION OF NATIVE RIPARIAN SPECIES. PARTNERS ARE COMMITTED TO THE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY OF THE TARGET SPECIES AND SUPPORT PROGRAM EFFORTS WITH IN-KIND SERVICES AND FUNDING. THE FUNDING PROVIDED THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT FROM THE BLM WILL SUPPORT PROGRAM WORK FOR NON-NATIVE FISH MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING, VIRGIN SPINEDACE MONITORING AND HABITAT RESTORATION, SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER MONITORING AND HABITAT RESTORATION, WOUNDFIN AND VIRGIN RIVER CHUB STOCKING, STREAMFLOW AND TEMPERATURE MONITORING, FISH CLEARANCES, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AND OTHER RESTORATION WORK OR ASSISTANCE ON BLM LANDS AS NEEDED.

THE WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT (WCWCD) WILL CONDUCT A THOROUGH GROUNDWATER STUDY AROUND THE GUNLOCK RESERVOIR OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH TO CHARACTERIZE THE AQUIFER RECHARGE AND DETERMINE THE ACTUAL SUSTAINABLE YIELD. THE WCWCD 2022 MASTER PLAN DETERMINED THAT, AS OF 2028, THE DISTRICT WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE AREAS GROWING POPULATION WITHOUT IMMEDIATE ACTION. THE GROUNDWATER STUDY WILL INVOLVE COMPILING AND REVIEWING AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND PREVIOUS STUDIES, CHARACTERIZING GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER, IDENTIFYING TRENDS, AND CREATING A GROUNDWATER MODEL. THE PROJECT WILL BE OUTSOURCED TO AN ENGINEERING FIRM SPECIALIZING IN HYDROGEOLOGY, WHO MAY DETERMINE A NEED TO DRILL OBSERVATION WELLS. THE TOOLS AND DATA COLLECTED WILL INFORM WATER MANAGERS AND LOCAL CONSERVATION GROUPS AND SUPPORT THE WCWCDS 20-YEAR PLAN IN ADDRESSING THE PROJECTED WATER IMBALANCE DUE TO GROWTH, DROUGHTS, AND FLOODS. THE PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE VIRGIN RIVER PROGRAM AND THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

VIRGIN RIVER GORGE BARRIER MODIFICATION

15.944 NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIPSAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGTEMPLATE: THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THE VIRGIN RIVER PROJECT, MANAGED BY THE WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, WILL MONITOR NATIVE FISH POPULATIONS, PROVIDE MITIGATIONS TO PROTECT NATIVE FISH DURING IN-STREAM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, PERFORM FISH CLEARANCE AND SURVEYS WITHIN ZION NATIONAL PARK. THEY WILL PROVIDE REVIEW AND GUIDANCE FOR FISH PASSAGE PROJECTS IN ZION. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM-2005