UPDATE: JULY 8, 2021

Residents of Tremonton:

On Friday June 18th, Tremonton City was informed by the Bear River Canal Company, that due to the drought conditions all users on the canal systems would have a 10% use reduction, the reduction was to be in place by Monday June 21st. As a user of the Tremonton City Pressurized Irrigation System know, our reduction came in the shutdown of all secondary systems, on Monday afternoons from 1:00 pm until Tuesday morning at 8:00 am. The other canal users had the watering turns reduced by the same 10% based on their individual schedules. As you may be aware because of the timeliness of the request from the Canal Company, the city opted to post the information about the reduction on our social media& web sites. We the Tremonton City Officials thought that we would request all city water users to adopt the 10% reduction on all outdoor watering.

 

Just today July 8th, Tremonton City has been informed by Bear River Canal Company that they are reducing the flows in the canal system by another 15%, for a total of 25% reduction What does this mean? Starting on Monday July 19th all the Pressurized Irrigation System Water delivered by Tremonton City will be shutdown from 1:00 pm Mondays – 8:00 am Wednesdays, this shutdown will happen weekly throughout the remainder of irrigation season, unless the Bear River Canal Company indicates a change.

The Tremonton Mayor and City Council are asking all Tremonton residents and water users to follow these outdoor water requirements. What does this mean, our wish is for a true 25% reduction not just change the days we water and not reduce our usage. This will ensure that our water resources are not stressed beyond capacity during this drought, because as you can imagine the Tremonton City springs and wells are showing signs of reduced flows because of the lack of moisture that we have not received over the past couple of years.

Just a reminder lawn can survive on a schedule of twice per week watering, your lawn may go dormant but it will snap out of dormancy the weather cools and the moisture return. Young trees and ornamental shrubbery may need more frequent and deeper watering’s.

Drought Monitoring & Water Conservation web site links:

Drought

Weekly Lawn Watering Guide

As fellow water users of Tremonton City we appreciate your efforts in this area of concern. Along with our citizens the Tremonton City facilities will adhere to the same requirements. This may mean that our facilities may not be as green as they normally are, this would include all parks, facilities, and cemetery.

Thank you for your efforts.

Sincerely,

Mayor Roger Fridal,

Tremonton City Council
Lyle Holmgren
Bret Rohde
Lyle Vance
Connie Archibal

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The Bear River Canal Company is requiring a reduction to the water used from the canal system. Because of this required reduction, the Tremonton Pressurized Secondary Water System will be shut down on Mondays at 1:00 Pm until 8:00 am on the following Tuesdays, a 19 hour reduction.

The Tremonton Mayor and the City Council are asking that our citizens using culinary water to irrigate their lawn to voluntarily follow the same 19 hour Water Restriction weekly to help with water conservation during the current drought.

 

Water to Survive, not Thrive.

Extreme drought continues to plague the state, so the Utah Division of Water Resources has replaced its traditional lawn watering guide with an “Extreme Drought Watering Guide” to reflect drought actions. The “Drought Watering Guide” replaces the popular Weekly Lawn Watering Guide (we hope temporarily) and focuses on “survival watering.” While extreme drought conditions exist, the guide will focus on minimal watering to keep grass alive: two times a week in northern Utah and three times a week in southern Utah.

With 60% of residential water use applied to outdoor landscapes, Utahns are asked to look for ways to reduce their use. Eliminating just one watering can save about 3,000 gallons for the average quarter-acre Utah yard. More drought actions and water-saving tips can be found at slowtheflow.org

Using water efficiently is always the best practice and saves money. But during extreme drought, it’s critical to help stretch the water supply.