RANDOLPH, Utah. November 7, 2018. Bear Lake Water Company representatives, Frank Corgiat and
Ken Hull told Commissioners about the lack of enough water rights at the
Sweetwater to support short term rentals.
They had asked for a year long moratorium. But any type of moratorium would have to go to a
public hearing and include all building which Corgiat and Hull did not want.
Corgiat outlined the steps the Water Company had been taking
which included radio read meters and changing billing time to 6 and 6 months,
as well as significant increases in high water usage fees. They did
get some additional canal shares and are looking for more. The CC&R will allow no outside watering
except for trees and bushes and they will enforce that.
We need more data and we will do everything we can to get water,
said Corgiat. Our water lines are too
small for commercial use. The short term
rentals have to be renewed every year, Corgiat asked commissioners to make sure the short term rental owners know to contact the water company as part of the license process. Commissioner Bill Cox said that the County could
do this, but advised them to keep track of the County P&Z agendas to see
who is getting approval for short term rentals.
Corgiat said that the problem will not be solved by charging
more for water. “It is not amount of water and what we charge it is the fact we
don’t have water rights,” said Corgiat.
“If people are renting and they are not getting a permit we
need to address this,” Hull said, “who enforces it?”
Cox said, “we have got to figure out how to do
that. Garden City has an enforcement
officer. If they are advertising without a permit they are being policed.”
Cox suggested that the HOA report violations of rental units
to the Bear Lake Regional Commission.
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Sending my appreciation for all the behind the scenes work. Making the visit to our summer paradise comfortable to all visitors. Water is indeed such a precious power.
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