Introduction and Project Overview
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Provo Area Office, in coordination with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, St. George Field Office, has published a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Washington County Central Reuse System Project.
A 30-day public comment period on the Draft EA begins July 30, 2026 and ends at 11:59 PM Mountain Daylight Time on August 28, 2026. Comments are best submitted via email to comments@baxterenvllc.com but can also be submitted via standard mail to Reclamation at the following address.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Central Reuse System Draft EA
302 East Lakeview Parkway
Provo, Utah 84606
The Central Reuse System will serve the communities of Washington County in southwest Utah. The project would deliver secondary irrigation water supplies and augment potable water supplies by conveying non-potable reuse to municipal and agricultural users in exchange for current outdoor irrigation sources. The source of the non-potable reuse is reclaimed water.
The Central Reuse System is disconnected from and independent of the proposed Eastside Reuse System, which was evaluated in a separate NEPA process. Both projects will ultimately contribute to Washington County’s overarching Regional Reuse Purification System.
Documents
- Draft Environmental Assessment Washington County Central Reuse System
- Central Reuse System Appendix A – Modeling
- Central Reuse System Appendix B – Statutes, Regulations, and Authorizations
- Central Reuse System Appendix C – Mapbook of Proposed Action
- Central Reuse System Appendix D – Environmental Protection Measures
- Central Reuse System Appendix E – Biological and Physical Resources Data
- Central Reuse System Appendix F – Indian Trust Assets
- Final Scoping Document
- Draft Scoping Document
- Scoping Meeting Presentation
- Scoping Meeting Posters