Utah Colorado River Agricultural Water Resilience & Demand Management Pilot Program

Conservation With a Purpose

To proactively plan for and respond to drought in the Colorado River Basin, Utah needs a water conservation program to help agricultural water users reduce consumption on a temporary, voluntary, compensated, and protected basis. Conservation undertaken in the program must both maintain viable agricultural communities, and support continued compliance with the 1922 Colorado River Compact.

The Utah Demand Management Pilot Program will test the application of Utah Code 73-3-30 (4) (as amended in 2023 through SB 144), which empowers the State Engineer to authorize and distribute conserved water in a qualifying program as confirmed by the Authority. The Program will be administered by the Authority in close coordination with other state water agencies and programs.

Program Objectives

Program Status

The Authority selected Jacobs Engineering Group and their five sub-consultants through a competitive procurement process to support the Demand Management Pilot Program with four tasks:

  1. Pilot Program Development Support 
  2. Pilot Program Administrative Support   
  3. Pilot Project Design Support
  4. Pilot Program Implementation Support

       

        The program is currently in the development phase and more information on participation will be provided in early fall, 2024.

Contact

Program manager: Lily Bosworth | (801) 824-9037 | [email protected]

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