Rob Ford was watering his hay last October at his small Washington County, Utah, ranch when he realized the flow was weaker than usual. He called the irrigation manager who monitors the water levels.
The Sunriver housing development is seen, Oct. 13, 2005 in St. George, Utah.
Steep multi-colored canyons rise above the Virgin River on a day filled with dramatic clouds as viewed, Sept. 16, 2022 southwest of St. George, Utah.The St. George area, where Ford lives, is the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan area. The influx of people combined with drought has strained its water system and a growing chorus of people fear there won't be enough to go around.
An effort to drill 18 deep wells has faced protests from locals who fear new drilling will swindle their existing wells out of water. One of the 74 protests filed against the wells last year came from Conserve Southwest Utah. The average Washington County resident uses 285 gallons of water a day, according to Utah's Division of Water Resources. For comparison, the average person in Las Vegas uses just 123 gallons a day.
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