Welcome to the Utah Lake Watershed Council page!
The Utah Lake Watershed Council is one of the 12 local watershed councils that will operate in Utah.
Current Status
The Utah Lake Local Watershed Council was certified by the Utah Watersheds Council in accordance with the statutory requirements of the Utah Watershed Councils Act on July 13th, 2023 and is currently active.
Purpose
Local watershed councils are created to encourage and facilitate discussion and collaboration of water-related issues and concerns among the stakeholders within the watershed. As feasible, the watershed council will facilitate communication and coordination among the following interests:
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Utah tribal nations
- Public water suppliers
- Water planning and research institutions
- Water quality
- Fish and wildlife
- Water dependent habitat and environments
- Watershed management
- Mutual irrigation companies
- Local sponsors of reclamation projects
Each local watershed council will designate one representative to serve on the Utah Watersheds Council, where issues of concern can be brought to the attention of the Legislature and governor.
For general inquires, email watershedcouncils@utah.gov.
Meeting Schedule & Minutes
All meetings will be held at the following address unless otherwise noted in the table below:
Central Utah Water Conservancy District
1426 E 750 N
Suite 400
Orem, UT 84097
Members
Current members of the council are listed below:
Name | Title or Interest Represented |
Joe Crawford, Chair | Provo River Watershed Council |
Rich Mickelsen, Vice Chair | Timpanogos Special Service District |
Cory Pierce, Secretary | Spanish Fork City |
Marty Larson | Highline Canal Company |
Belva Parr | Farm Bureau |
Shazelle Terry | Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District |
Mark Illum | Texas Instruments |
Ben Abbott** | Brigham Young University |
Sterling Brown* | Strawberry Water Users Association |
Cade Moore | Utah Fly Co |
Jeff Budge | Provo River Water Users Association |
Jared Hansen | Central Utah Water Conservancy District |
Jed Muhlestein | Alpine City/Aquifer, Storage, and Recovery Program |
Mike Rau | Central Utah Water Conservancy District |
Gary Calder | Provo City |
Jordan Nielsen | Trout Unlimited |
Eric Ellis | Utah Lake Authority |
Amelia Powers-Gardner | Utah County Commissioner |
*This individual also represents the Utah Lake Watershed Council on the Utah Watersheds Council.
**This individual will also represent the Utah Lake Watershed Council on the Great Salt Lake Watershed Council.
Liaisons
Liaisons to the council are listed below:
Name | Title or Interest Represented |
Sandy Wingert | Utah Division of Water Quality |
Jodi Gardberg | Utah Division of Water Quality |
Josh Zimmerman | Utah Lake Area Planning Specialist, Utah Division of Water Resources |
Contact
If you would like to be informed about the Utah Lake Local Watershed Council, or if you have any questions or ideas for the council, please contact us. We are here to serve you and help ensure that the council brings benefits to you and the state of Utah.
- Joe Crawford, Chair, joe@cuwcd.gov
- Rich Mickelsen, Vice Chair, richard.mickelsen@timpssd.org
- Cory Pierce, Secretary, cpierce@spanishfork.org
- Josh Zimmerman, Utah Lake Area Planning Specialist, Utah Division of Water Resources, 801-946-7168 or joshzimmerman@utah.gov
- Carly Payne, Administrative Support, Utah Division of Water Resources, 801-538-7235 or carlypayne@utah.gov