Utah is experiencing low water storage and drought conditions due to “a hot and dry summer and fall, as well as an average snowpack (70% of average),” according to state officials. For snowpack to reach average, Utah’s mountains would have needed to receive the remaining 30% before it started to melt significantly (typically in this first week in April). That didn’t happen.

On March 17, Governor Spencer J. Cox issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency due to drought conditions. The State website (http://www.conservewater.utah.gov/) says “the typical Utah household will use twice as much water outside as necessary.” Users are encouraged to reference the State website for their weekly watering guide. The State has also updated their regional conservation goals (https://water.utah.gov/regional-conservation-goals/).

Utah is the second-driest state, behind only Nevada, yet residents use more water per capita than any other state but Idaho, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Soil moisture is at the lowest levels since monitoring began in 2006. This means that when/if we do receive precipitation, the ground will soak it up first and reduce the runoff that typically fills reservoirs, lakes, and streams.

Kaysville City's pressure irrigation/secondary water is serviced through three different companies: Benchland, Davis & Weber Counties Canal Company, and Haight's Creek. Please visit their websites for updates or restrictions regarding the upcoming water season. To determine your service provider, you can view the Interactive Irrigation Boundaries Map or the Irrigation Boundaries Map (PDF). The service season typically ends on approximately October 15th and the system is drained. Drought conditions may limit supply, and secondary water providers are encouraging efficient use of the water and continued conservation in effort to extend its availability. They are asking that watering be adjusted based on the weather (turning off sprinklers during after rainstorms), not to water during the hottest part of the day, and to only water your yard based on its ‘need’. Educating water users is critical, including encouragement of concepts such as checking timers, changing batteries, watering dry spots separately, adjusting sprinklers as necessary, not watering roads or driveways, and delaying any landscape projects that may require additional watering.

Visit https://utahwatersavers.com/ for incentive programs and rebates for Water Sense Smart Controllers and other water efficient fixtures that can adapt your watering schedule based on weather and landscape needs as well as allow monitoring from your smart phone.. 

Provider contact information for Kaysville residents is as follows:

Benchland Water District

485 E Shepard Lane

Kaysville, Utah 84037

801-451-2105

www.benchlandwater.com

Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company

138 W 1300 North

Clearfield, Utah 84015

801-774-6373

www.davisweber.org

Haights Creek Irrigation

820 E 200 North

Kaysville, Utah 84037

801-546-4242

https://haightscreek.org/