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UTAH / WASHINGTON COUNTY

Hildale

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Hildale, Utah
Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Population (2020)
1,127
Water cut
July 11, 2024
Cause
infrastructure
Where
37.01°N, 113.00°W
Official site
Hildale-Colorado City Utility

What happened, and when

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

  1. Restrictedon the card

    Restricted: what happened

    On July 11, 2024 the Academy Well, which produces nearly a third of the drinking water for the joint Hildale and Colorado City system, failed when its pump and motor burned out during a record heat wave. The two cities declared a water emergency and ordered a mandatory halt to all outdoor watering to protect drinking water and firefighting capacity; indoor use was not restricted. A replacement pump was installed within days and the ban lifted once capacity returned. The system had gone to mandatory stages before, after a well cave-in in July 2023, and again when two wells failed in May 2025.

    • Hildale-Colorado City Utility: Emergency drinking water news release, update #1 (July 12, 2024)
    • FOX 13 Salt Lake City: Hildale City to replace damaged water pump, water restrictions remain (July 11, 2024)
    • KUTV: Southern Utah town experiencing 'water emergency' as area well stops working (July 12, 2024)