The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Provo Area Office, in coordination with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, St. George Field Office, published a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Washington County Central Reuse System Project. The proposed system was designed to serve communities within Washington County in southwest Utah.
As proposed, the Central Reuse System would deliver secondary irrigation water supplies and augment potable water supplies. This would be achieved by conveying non-potable reuse to municipal and agricultural users in exchange for current outdoor irrigation sources. The source of the non-potable reuse is reclaimed water.
A 30-day public comment period regarding the Draft EA began on July 30, 2026, and was scheduled to end on August 28, 2026. Comments could be submitted via email to comments@baxterenvllc.com or via standard mail to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at 302 East Lakeview Parkway, Provo, Utah 84606.
For more information regarding the project, the public was directed to visit www.wcwcd.gov/centralreuseea/.
