RIVERDALE, Utah (KUTV) \u2014 Riverdale has become the latest Utah city to issue a water conservation notice for 2026, saying water conditions were looking “extremely bleak.” <\/p>\n
City officials said Spring run-off flows have already finished following a historic low snowpack year, and the reservoirs that supply the city were at dangerously low levels. <\/p>\n
“Based on the limited amount of reservoir storage available in the drainage system, water providers serving Riverdale and other parts of Northern Utah have decided to modify and\/or limit the amount of water available this year,” City officials said in a statement. <\/p>\n
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Earlier this month, the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District notified Riverdale City that there would be a 20% restriction on the city’s water supply, according to officials. <\/p>\n
Amid a list of water use restrictions, such as not watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. after May 1, the city said water rate costs for usage over 10,000 gallons would be increased by 25%. The base rate remains unchanged.<\/p>\n
“If you conserve and stay within typical usage, your bill should look very similar to past years,” Riverdale City officials said in a statement. “This is not a revenue increase for the city\u2014it\u2019s a conservation measure designed to help protect our limited water supply for everyone.”<\/p>\n
The conservation order goes into effect immediately and remains in effect until Nov. 1, 2026. Officials said violations of the water conservation order could result in civil penalties, such as the termination of water services or misdemeanor charges. <\/p>\n
A full list of restrictions, as outlined in Riverdale’s water conservation notice, can be found below:<\/p>\n
No exterior watering until May 1, 2026Reduce ALL exterior watering by 20%No watering between 10 AM and 6 PMNo exterior watering after October 15, 2026Water rate costs for usage over 10,000 gallons shall be increased by 25%The base rate and first tier remain the same.Secondary water users from other sources must NOT use Riverdale culinary water outdoorsAdditional restrictions may be enforced if neededHosing or washing sidewalks, driveways, patios, other hard surfaces, homes, fences, or landscaping is prohibited except for health or safetyWhen possible, the installation of new landscapes should be delayed until the spring of 2027.Fix leaks & broken sprinkler systems immediately Limit car washing and use a bucket and a shut-off nozzle. Also, wash on grass or permeable surfaces.Use of culinary water for spot watering of trees, shrubs, and gardens, with a controlled and restricted garden hose is allowed provided that the use is monitored and limited to ensure that there is no excess use or runoff to streets, gutters, or other hard surface areas.Violations of this Order may result in civil penalties; termination of water service or Class B misdemeanor criminal penalties as provided in 1-4-1 of the Riverdale municipal code.This Order shall take effect immediately as outlined in Riverdale City Code 8-1-12 and will remain in effect through November 1, 2026, unless amended.Additional restrictions may be imposed if needed.<\/p>\n
Other communities across Utah have also tightened restrictions on water use as drought conditions worsen statewide.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Salt Lake City issued a “Stage 2” drought response for the first time in nearly four years, cutting water usage by 10%. Meanwhile, Emery, a small town in Emery County, cut outdoor watering after usage hit an “unsustainable level.”<\/p>\n
Many residents have turned to using culinary water to maintain gardens and lawns, though city officials have advised against it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RIVERDALE, Utah (KUTV) \u2014 Riverdale has become the latest Utah city to issue a water conservation notice for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":611928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":["post-611927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}