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UTAH / WASHINGTON COUNTY

Apple Valley

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Apple Valley, Utah
Paul Harrison, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Population (2020)
855
Water cut
June 18, 2026
Cause
groundwater
Where
37.08°N, 113.09°W

What happened, and when

Every dated water event the register holds for Apple Valley, newest first, each with the sources that document it.

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    Restricted: what happened

    In mid-June 2026 a neighbouring farmer, with a state permit, deepened an irrigation well and started a large pivot; within a day residents had air in their taps and the town's two municipal wells, which had supplied more than double demand, began falling fast. On June 18, 2026 the mayor issued a conservation notice and the council held an emergency meeting: no watering of landscapes or lawns, no car washing and no exterior use other than for livestock, a mandatory ban the town kept on recreational outdoor watering after the pivot was shut down and the well intakes deepened in early July.

    • Town of Apple Valley (via Utah Public Notice Website): Town council special emergency meeting agenda and water conservation notice for Apple Valley residents (mayor's letter of June 18, 2026) (June 18, 2026)
    • The Salt Lake Tribune: Apple Valley's water crisis eases, but officials remain worried (July 5, 2026)
    • KUTV: Southern Utah town urges water conservation after well project drains aquifer (June 18, 2026)
    • St. George News: Apple Valley mayor urges immediate water conservation amid concerns over aquifer depletion (June 19, 2026)