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ST. GEORGE — A reservoir and pipeline project that has been in the works since 2019 received nearly $5 million from the federal government earlier this month as a part of overall funding for projects that promote water conservation and efficiency.
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced in an April 6 press release that $20 million was being granted to four small surface and groundwater storage projects in California and Utah. While three of the projects are based in California, the fourth is the Ash Creek Project based in southern Utah.
Money for the projects comes from 2022's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also commonly referred to as the "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law." Money provided through the bill already has been applied to other projects in southern Utah, such as the Pine Valley Priority Landscape Project.
While on the books for many years, movement on the Ash Creek Project didn't begin until late 2019 when the Washington County Water Conservancy District announced initial work had been done with the Bureau of Land Management to move the project forward.
