Education Programs

The Subdistrict has taken a fairly aggressive approach to educating water users on the importance of water conservation.

The Subdistrict has seen measurable success in conservation through the continuing education program.  The education programs have generated a 20% water use savings with no sacrifice in the quality of lawn and gardens.  When the Davis & Weber Canal breached in 1999, the Subdistrict was required to use only a third of the water normally available.  Roy Water Conservancy Subdistrict (RWCS) and its customers learned from this experience that more could really be done with less.  When the canal failed, it created an urgent crisis.  RWCS, along with other agencies, took immediate action to bring the failure under control.  At the same time, they informed their customers of the problem and its urgency.  The community responded to the situation with attention to their water use, such that they all got through the season with the gardens producing and the lawns green.  This failure of the canal ultimately resulted in RWCS and its customers now having a mindset of conservation.  Both RWCS and its customers are continually working together to find the best practices for secondary water use in the community and are working actively to recapture the overflows and tail water.  This is a lesson that could be explored through the Bureau of Reclamation programs and will aid conservation efforts throughout the region.