Water superintendent reports 1.5 million‑gallon loss, Dixie Springs reduces purchases by 45% this year

Corey, who delivered the utility report, said city water-right usage varies by source and that bringing the Dixie Springs well online has reduced purchases from the conservancy district: "last year, we used 108,000,000 gallons. And this year, we've only used 63,000,000 gallons," he said, adding that the change has saved "right around roughly around $85,000" so far.

Corey described a late-night equipment failure that emptied an above‑ground tank at Sand Hollow and spilled water into the storm system: "we lost about 1,500,000 gallons of water" when an HDP weld fitting failed and the tank ran dry overnight. He said crews refilled the tank in the following days and that no property damage resulted from the incident.

On the August outage, Corey said the power department coordinated to restore boosters and SCADA, but the SCADA system suffered component loss and will likely require replacement. "It took Austin, Taylor, and I till about almost 11:00 to midnight to get everything back up with our SCADA guy," he said. He urged the council to consider additional backup generators and replacement of aging SCADA expertise before the current operator retires.

Council members asked follow-ups on whether unused water rights roll over (Corey: "it just starts over again") and on the timing for switching water sources this fall. Corey said the city typically shifts away from the district's treatment plant around late October to November 1.