INSIDE... PROJECT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 EXPANDS WATER SAVING EFFORTS VOL. 13 NO. 7 LIFE IRONCOUNTYTODAY.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 Cedar man 4 Opinion named 9 Showcase 'Family 11 Life Member 22 Sports of the 26 Classifi eds 29 Comics/Puzzles Year' IN WATER THE WORKS STORY ON PAGE 2 COURTESY CC ROTARY CLUB 2 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY Walmart donates to Cedar City Rotary Club for Canyon Water Park Project by Tessa DOUGLAS A PROPOSED PLAN OF THE FOR IRON COUNTY T ODAY WATER PARK PROJECT will include a water wheel, Cedar City Walmart has brought sand beaches, and a one of the Cedar City Rotary Club’s bridge connecting both largest community projects closer to sides of the park. reality with a donation of $2,250. The Canyon Water Park project, which will renovate much of the West side of Canyon Park into a fun and educational celebration of Iron County’s agricultural heritage, is currently in its fundraising phase. In total, $1.3 million needs to be raised. Including the donation from Walmart, about $250,000 has been obtained so far. Other major donors to the project include Cedar City Motor Company and Cedar City. Sue Longson, Cedar City Rotary Club board member and chair of the Canyon Water Park committee, PHOTOS COURTESY CC ROTARY CLUB approached Walmart ates Walmart’s help!” Rotary brings together a global network about the donation. For more information on the of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling She said “The West Canyon Water Park project, including the world’s most pressing humanitarian Canyon Water Park a video rendering of the proposed challenges. They connect 1.2 million will benet not only layout, visit www.cedarcityrotaryclub. members from more than 35,000 Rotary Cedar City, but all com/p/canyon-water-park.html. clubs in almost every country in the world. surrounding com- Amenities will include an all abilities Together, they work together to promote KURT HAMMOND munities. I thought park, Chan Grist Mill water wheel peace, ght disease, and to provide clean (CEDAR CITY WALMART Walmart, who has a replica, shallow ows and sand water, sanitation and hygiene. They also MANAGER) and Sue Longson (Cedar City Rotarian reputation for being a beach for toddlers, deep runnels work to support education and grow and Chair of the Canyon good corporate citizen, and interactive head-gates, a bridge local economies. For more information Water Park Committee) might like to support this connecting the East/West parks, and on becoming a member of the Cedar have been instrumental great project. The Cedar City water weirs, umes, center pivot and City Rotary Club, email Miriam Keener at in getting the project flowing forward. Rotary club sincerely appreci- irrigation practices. [email protected]. IRON COUNTY TODAY NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 3 Quichapa project expands water saving efforts in Cedar Valley from Jessica STAHELI The excess water in Quichapa ash ood waters away from stored and used throughout Recharge Project is the FOR IRON COUNTY T ODAY can now be used on elds, the waterfowl habitat and into the growing season. latest in a series of recharge allowing farmers to idle wells the south end of the lake. Jessica Staheli, CICWCD projects that began in 2015 Cedar Valley ocials and and conserve groundwater. Previously, water that Public Outreach and and now includes six recharge residents have long lamented Additionally, project funds owed into Lake Quichapa Conservation Specialist, said facilities. Most are along Coal the loss of Coal Creek water cover new low-elevation quickly became unusable, in 2019, when 9,990 acre-feet Creek and have been able to evaporation once it reaches sprinkler nozzles for the pivot picking up very high numbers of excess water was put into to utilize existing gravel pits Lake Quichapa. The latest that will pull from the basin, of total dissolved solids (TDS) the recharge system, a lot as water collection basins. project to help direct Coal making the water use even as it sat on the alkaline soil. It of non-ood water was still Cedar City and CICWCD Creek water to an isolated more ecient. was unable to soak into the going to Quichapa because have worked hard to create section of the lake for later New portions of the ground because of the many there just wasn’t room for recharge facilities within use and reduce water loss project include a conservation layers of silt and clay, so it just it in the recharge projects gravel straits of Coal Creek. to evaporation is nearing pond designed in partnership sat and evaporated. Monroe around the valley. This project The only project that is not completion. with the Bureau of Land said tests have revealed that will help with that, as it has along Coal Creek’s path Driving past Lake Management, which will be water on the north end of the a storage component that through Cedar City to Lake Quichapa on state Route 56, an ideal habitat for waterfowl. lake does not have nearly as has been missing within the Quichapa is the Enoch passersby may notice a large The pond is designed to be high TDS numbers as water Cedar Valley watershed. Graben Recharge, to the north dike being built to separate the rst place water will ow on the south end, so it can be The Quichapa of Enoch in an area where the north and south ends of springs used to ow. This Lake Quichapa. With the help THE is a partnership project of heavy equipment, the new CONSTRUCTION OF that took place with dike will enable more fresh A NEW DIKE will help Enoch City and the allow more water to be excess water to run under retained for reuse before Worth Grimshaw the highway into a lazy river it is lost through Family. channeling system designed evaporation as it has Monroe said in to absorb water for recharg- in the past. the past ve years ing the local aquifer and the Water District has reduce levels of evaporation. spent more than $1 million Central Iron County in conservation/recharge Water Conservancy District projects. Measuring devices (CICWCD) General Manager were added to the recharge Paul Monroe said they facilities in 2018, and since received $250,000 from then the aquifer has absorbed the Utah Department of more than 14,000 acre-feet of Agriculture and Food through water that would otherwise the Water Optimization have gone into dry lake beds Grant, making the project and evaporated. possible. The dike has been These projects have constructed with help from been a high priority for the the county, which donated CICWCD board and sta¨ the use of equipment and because they want to be employee time. County responsible stewards and Commissioner Paul Cozzens optimize every drop of water has also donated his time to that comes into the valley, help build the dike. Monroe said. The Quichapa Recharge He said he appreciates Project is the most complex supportive landowners Brad recharge system in Cedar and a spillway holding the Schmutz and the Kirk and Valley. Construction on the water, making it the last place Craig Jones Families, as well rst phase began in 2017 in water should be held in the as the BLM, Iron County, conjunction with Cedar City, Quichapa area. Enoch and Cedar City. Iron County, the Enterprise Before the water reaches Share your thoughts and & Iron Conservation District, the conservation pond, a large ideas about water use and and local property owners. steel gate separates the old conservation in Iron County The lazy river on the north creek bed and directs the ow by completing the 2021 survey side of the highway is toward the pond, but it can be (https://www.surveymonkey. designed to allow dirt and opened to let ash ood water com/r/56HSWVB). The web- debris in the water to settle ow into the southern portion site www.cicwcd.org includes and not be taken downstream, of Lake Quichapa. Monroe information about the spring and a pump directs the water said ash ood water can Localscapes Landscape into a recharge basin. have poor quality and contain Design community education This latest phase has as much as 50 percent class, water conservation tips expanded the pipe network sediment so it is not desirable and more ways to conserve to allow water to be pumped for wildlife habitat or aquifer PHOTOS COURTESY CICWCD in your neighborhood. Email FLASH FLOOD WATERS WILL BE RE-CHANNELED INTO A "LAZY directly to an agricultural recharge. The new gating RIVER" allowing the dirt and debris in the water to settle before [email protected] for addi- operation for irrigation use. system allows for redirecting being pumped into the recharge basin. tional information. 4 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 NEWS IRON COUNTY TODAY OPINION ADMINISTRATION One nation, under God, indivisible, R. Gail Stahle PUBLISHER [email protected] with liberty and justice for all? 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