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ST. GEORGE — With the Lake Powell Pipeline project being repeatedly pushed back due to various factors, Washington County water managers have taken a second look at local resources and are rolling out a 20-year plan they believe will meet growth demands through the early 2040s – provided everyone does their part.
"For many years people were counting on the Lake Powell Pipeline being available this decade to provide water to meet our growth," Brock Belnap, an assistant general manager of the Washington County Water Conservancy District, recently told St. George News.
"With that slowing down due to issues of water availability in the Colorado River, we've had to pivot and come up with how we're going to meet the demand for water for our growing community because the growth isn't slowing down. What we've done is refocus on our local supplies."
Central to the plan are continuing conservation efforts – like the water district's lawn replacement program – and the implementation of the county's regional water reuse system.
