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Utah urges residents to adjust watering habits to avoid 'wasteful overwatering'

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KSL · Sep 18, 2026

Utah urges residents to adjust watering habits to avoid 'wasteful overwatering'

— Utah water officials are urging residents to reduce or turn off irrigation as fall approaches, warning against overwatering, while reservoirs sit at 50% capacity amid severe statewide drought and record-low snowpack.

TownLift · Sep 18, 2026

The seasons are changing. Your sprinkler schedule should, too

— Utah's Division of Water Resources is urging residents to reduce or turn off automatic sprinklers as cooler fall temperatures lower landscape water needs, amid ongoing statewide drought and below-normal reservoir…

Park Record · Sep 19, 2026

Drought grips all of Utah; reservoirs at 50% of capacity

— The Utah Division of Water Resources reports statewide reservoir storage at 50% of capacity, with the entire state in drought and nearly 1,190 wildfires reported this year, and urges residents to adjust irrigation as…