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Show however, that water conservation will entirely replace the need to develop additional water supplies. 9.6 Issues and Recommendations 9.6.1 Local Planning Issue - Not all communities are taking a long- range approach to water planning. Discussion - With new water sources becoming limited in the never- ending search for additional water supply, water purveyors need to plan for their future growth. Water conservation sooner or later will need to be an integral part of the water agency's management plan. The present advice from water planners throughout the United States is to estimate the community's growth and plan a combination of water supply and water conservation strategies that will help provide an orderly structural and nonstructural program to meet the community needs. Various scenarios should be employed considering all the options available to the communities. Least- cost strategy should be used, with water conservation and environmental impacts given full consideration. Obviously, new reservoir and groundwater sources would be used, along with conversion of agricultural water and reduction of water demand through better efficiencies within and outside the home. The plan should be revised as needed with a formal acceptance by the community council or water agency board. By updating the population projections, revising the future water sources and reducing the demand through conservation methods, the members of the board responsible for water delivery will be alerted to future problems that may be beyond their term of office, but require immediate action for the future quality of life of the community. Recommendation - All communities and/ or water utilities should prepare a long- term water management plan which includes proposed new water supply sources and water conservation programs. The plans should be revised and updated as needed. 9.6.2 Cooperative Inter- agency Planning Issue - The Jordan River Basin's growth coupled with its multitude of governmental agencies present a complex planning picture. Discussion - Many federal, state and local agencies are involved in water planning within the Jordan River Basin. All of these agencies have a vested interests in the development and the use of Jordan River water. But agencies' planning goals and strategies are often similar, or sometimes agencies have conflicting interests or goals. Therefore, interagency cooperation and coordination is needed to complete effective planning of the water resources. Recommendation - Various federal, state and local agencies should take an active role in the development of the Jordan River Basin Management Plan to insure it addresses their water management goals. • West Jordan City Hall 9- 10 |
