The feds are chipping in to save water in Washington County
The Washington County Water Conservancy District was selected as one of five recipients of federal funding to put dollars to work for saving water in the West — an urgent goal due to decades of drought. … In Utah’s Washington County, the $1 billion system will get a boost of $641,222 for new water treatment facilities, advanced purification technology, new conveyance pipelines and storage reservoirs, according to the bureau’s release on Monday. The southern Utah area has often come under attack for what its critics say is excessive water use — which the district disputes.
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