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HURRICANE, Utah (AP) -- The Washington County Conservancy District say they will need to spend one-point-six (B)billion dollars to ensure there will be enough water through 2038.
District manager Ron Thompson said the district recently adopted a capital facilities plan but impact fees allocated to develop water sources is needed.
Right now, the water is used by about 45-thousand residents.
Thompson said without developing additional water sources, the water now available could support about 27-thousand more residents. But with population projections placed at 455-thousand residents by the year 2038, additional sources need to be developed.
Thompson said it is expected that the 370 (M)million dollar, 120-mile pipeline project will begin in about 10 years. Other projects will follow.
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