Sand Hollow

Sand Hollow Groundwater Management Plan

Revised: January 10, 2025

The State Engineer is working to develop a groundwater management plan in the Sand Hollow area. During this process, this web page will be used to share information with water users. Here we will post information about the hydrology of the area, the current water rights, announcements of public meetings to be held, the material shared during previous public meetings, comments we receive, and other information. Groundwater management plans are created and regulated under Statute 73-5-15 of Utah state law.

Collected Hydrology Data

1958 to Present – Groundwater level trends and water level data for Hurricane City's West Well
1978 – Hydrogeologic Report of Hurricane Basin
1998 – Utah Geological Survey Water-Resources Bulletin 26 (WRB-26), The geology of the central Virgin River basin, southwestern Utah, and its relation to ground-water conditions.
2000 – State of Utah Department of Natural Resources Technical Publication No. 116, Geohydrology and numerical simulation of ground-water flow in the central Virgin River basin of Iron and Washington Counties, Utah,
2005 – U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5185, Pre- and post-reservoir ground-water conditions and assessment of artificial recharge at Sand Hollow, Washington County, Utah, 1995-2005.
2007 – U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5023, Assessment of Artificial Recharge at Sand Hollow Reservoir, Washington County, Utah, Updated to Conditions through 2006.
2012 – U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5236, Numerical simulation of groundwater movement and managed aquifer recharge from Sand Hollow Reservoir, Hurricane Bench area, Washington County, Utah.
2022 – U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2022-1089, Assessment of Managed Aquifer Recharge at Sand Hollow Reservoir, Washington County, Utah, Updated to Conditions through 2018.
2023 – LRE Water, Review of USGS Report for Sand Hollow Reservoir, Washington County, Utah.

Records of Water Rights by Priority

Provisional Priority Listing (Subject to change)

Public Meetings & Public Comments

During this process we will be holding public meetings to present data and solicit public comment. The development and adoption of a plan will be a very public process and will require input from the water community. Public comments can be found on the webpages for the meetings listed below.

2023 Sep 01 – Letter from Water Right Owners Requesting a Groundwater Management Plan
2025 Jan 14 – Public Meeting

Public Comments

Please submit comments via email to waterrights@utah.gov. Letters may be mailed to:

Utah Division of Water Rights
P.O. Box 506
646 North Main Street
Cedar City, Utah 84721-0506