Garfield County adopts water-hauling ordinance to regulate commercial deliveries, allows residential hauling to continue

The Garfield County Commission adopted ordinance 2026-2, a new set of rules intended to regulate water-hauling activities within unincorporated areas of the county.

Commissioners emphasized that residents who currently haul water to private cabins may continue doing so. "If someone in the public is hauling water now to their cabin, keep hauling it," the chair (Speaker 1) said, adding the ordinance is primarily intended to add safety guardrails around commercial hauling and commercial uses such as short-term rentals.

Speaker 2 moved to adopt "ordinance number 2026-2, regulating water hauling within the unincorporated areas of Garfield County, State of Utah," and the motion was seconded. The motion was approved by voice vote; the meeting record contains "Aye" responses and does not include a roll-call tally in the transcript.

Supporters said the ordinance will give the county tools to address commercial activity and safety concerns without stopping typical residential hauling. The ordinance text and implementation schedule were not included in the public transcript; county staff will publish the ordinance language and enforcement guidance.