The Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD), operating as the Water Conservatory, received a $400,255 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation's Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557). The award, effective September 18, 2024, will fund a groundwater study around the Gunlock Reservoir in Washington County, Utah. The study aims to characterize the aquifer recharge and determine the sustainable yield to address the projected water supply and demand imbalance in the region. Key activities include compiling and reviewing existing data, modeling groundwater and surface water interactions, and identifying trends. The results will inform the district's 20-year water management plan and support regional water conservation efforts. The WCWCD will outsource the groundwater study to an engineering firm specializing in hydrogeology, which may include drilling observation wells. This grant-funded project is part of the district's broader water infrastructure development, conservation planning, and drought management initiatives in collaboration with the Virgin River Program and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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