As water supplies dwindle, Wash Co. seeks to pump aquifer
“The common sense thing to do is to slow the development,” New Harmony Mayor Lowell Prince wrote in a protest of the groundwater pumping plan.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The view of St. George from Temple Springs Nature Park on Thursday, June 10, 2021. In the face of rapid growth and long-term drought, Washington County water officials are seeking to pull groundwater from deep aquifers to the north of the city.