COMPLETED SUBSIDENCE, FISSURE REPORT TO BE PRESENTED
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A study by the Utah Geologic Survey has confirmed that land subsidence and earth fissures in Cedar Valley have been caused by long-term aquifer pumping in excess of water recharge and during a meeting Thursday a final report from the UGS will be provided.
The regular meeting of the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District will also include a report on recent water wise conservation projects by Candice Schaible, USU Extension and CICWCD employee, and reports from CICWCD board members about the Lake Powell Pipeline, the West Desert water filings, and Coal Creek recharge plans.
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Heritage Center.
William Lund and Tyler Knudsen will speak about the UGS study. The study is also available on the CICWCD website, www.cicwcd.org. It documented subsidence, or the sinking of the ground because of a permanent drop in the aquifer, throughout the valley, and surveyed earth fissures in Enoch and near Quichipa Lake.
