1. Protecting the Quality of our Water
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Protecting the Quality of our Water
Summit County Water Quality Advisory Group
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2. Summit County Water Quality Advisory Group
Established in 2013
Initial effort dealt with the Tesoro Pipeline proposal
The group includes:
Summit County Health Department
Park City Municipal
Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District
Mountain Regional Water District
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Department of Environmental Quality
Summit County Planning/Zoning/Engineering Dept.
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District
Utah Association of Conservation Districts
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
Summit County is growing and the Summit County Water Quality Advisory group would like the Council help to promote smart growth developments that will support local economies and protect water quality.
The Summit County Water Quality Advisory Group was established in 2013 as an initial effort to discuss related concerns with the Tesoro Pipeline proposal.
Since commencement, the group has expanded our partnership and efforts to promote water quality in Summit County

3. Projected Growth from 2010 to 2030
Utah: 42%
Summit County: 56%
Summit County WWTP flows: 82%
Summit County: 56%

4. many pressures to Water Quality protection
Potential Contamination Sources
Potential Contamination Sources (PCSs) include agricultural, industrial, commercial, or residential entities, sites, or areas where a potential exists for contamination of the drinking water source.
Tesoro Pipeline
The Summit County Water Quality Advisory group would like to Partner with the Council to protect water quality throughout the watershed. There are many threats that could directly affect the quality of our surface and groundwater’s.

5. Request a strong Partnership
To develop and promote multi-agency coordinated efforts
To integrate water quality considerations into early land use planning
Promote feasible, effective planning and development in land use areas that impact surface and groundwater quality
Promote sustainable development
We would like to offer our expertise. Davis and Weber Counties have similar partnerships through the Weber Basin Water Quality Management Council. On an as-needed basis the counties request input on land development that impact water quality

6. Examples of successful Partnerships
Fish Creek Restoration
Rees Creek Project
Partnership with EPA, DEQ, WBWCD, Castle Rock Land and Livestock, UACD, UDAF, & NRCS
This project achieved an average annual removal of TSS from Rees Creek of 88.5% below the project sites.

7. Examples of successful Partnerships
East Canyon Creek Watershed Committee
Provo River Watershed Council
Swaner Eco Center
Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District
Division of Water Quality
Trout Unlimited
NRCS, UDAF, & UACD
PRWC stakeholders
Wasatch County
Water Districts and Water Systems
Bureau of Rec. & other Federal Agencies
Conservation District
State Division of Water Quality
Others
PRWC objectives
Monitors water quality trends
Offers financial and technical assistance to Stakeholders
Provides Plan Review and/or construction observation for Critical Projects
Provides Education and Outreach
PRWC accomplishments
Cascades II Fire and Cascades Spring Rehabilitation
Joint Source Water Protection Plan
Spring Creek Monitoring
Wallsburg CRMP Project Funding
Main Creek Restoration
Jordanelle Basin Master Plan with Overlay Zone & Development Review
Jordanelle Reservoir Resource Management Plan
Trout Unlimited, Swaner Nature Center and High Country Flyfishers organized more than 200 volunteers to help restore East Canyon Creek on Epic Promise Day

8. This Partnership will help sustain Summit County’s recreational economy and safeguard our precious drinking water supplies
The Summit County Water Quality Advisory group appreciates the opportunity to present to the Council today