Weber Basin Water Conservancy District

OGDEN — The 2011-12 water year still has four days to go, so a Biblical deluge that fills Utah’s half-empty reservoirs is possible, but don’t count on it.

A summary of the past 12 months’ conditions, released Wednesday by the National Weather Service, shows record heat, bad snowpack and zilch watershed. Reservoirs, in some cases, have less than a year’s worth of water left in them. If the coming winter is like the last one, Utah is looking at severe water shortages.

OGDEN — Warning that its reservoir storage is being depleted “more rapidly than normal,” and with no rain in sight, the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District issued water use restrictions Tuesday for all of its customers in Top of Utah.

The restrictions are voluntary. They ask people to avoid watering lawns and gardens between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., to fix leaks in pipes, reduce waste in sprinkler systems and to set lawn mowers so they leave grass at least 2 inches high.

Executive Director Tage Flint said the restrictions could also impact irrigation districts that buy water from Weber Basin.

LAYTON — Weber Basin’s Water Conservation Learning Garden will host a Saturday garden fair.

The 8 a.m.-2 p.m. event will feature four workshops: “Drip Irrigation Made Simple,” 9 a.m.-10 a.m.; “Tips for Green, Healthy Lawns,” 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.; “The Best Shrubs for Your Yard,” 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; and “Kids’ Planting Activity,” 9 a.m.-noon. Admission, activities, tours and light refreshments are free. Vendors will be present.

For information, visit www.weberbasin.com/conservation. The Learning Garden is at 2837 E. Highway 193.

OGDEN — Warm, windy weather has dried greenery and increased the fire threat in northeastern Utah.

But outside of ditch bank and agricultural burns getting away from people, the Weber-Davis area is under no high fire threat, a state fire official says.

Red flag warnings were in effect Thursday for much of western Colorado and the San Luis Valley, as well as parts of Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.

PLAIN CITY -- State Sen. Scott Jenkins recently discussed with the city council a few issues that would affect the city in the future.

The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District has applied to raise Willard Bay by 3 feet, Jenkins said.

"That will be coming down the pike in the next year. It will increase the flow in the canal that comes to the junction by 50 to 100 percent," he said.