CONSERVATION
The final step in our 3-step goal is Conservation. Below you will find various helpful pieces of information and links to allow you to make intelligent and informed decisions in order to help preserve this precious resource. From maintaining a new and efficient infrastructure to the installation of Water Meters. All of these tools will help us to protect the water in our valley and help us to return it to the water table here in Midway.
WATER RESTRICTIONS
Due to the onging drought that we are dealing with and the increasingly high demand for water, the current water restrictions are in place beginning April 15, 2026
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EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Properties WEST OF CENTER STREET can water: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
Properties EAST OF CENTER STREET can water: Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
(Including Properties in Lime Canyon)
NO LAWN IRRIGATION ON SUNDAY!
(Agricultural land, Golf Courses and some HOA’s Irrigation schedules will be coordinated by Midway Irrigation due to their large lawn areas of irrigation. If you fit this description, please have your irrigation managers talk to us to arrange your schedule. Alternating uses by day should give everyone pressure when it is their turn.)
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You can refer to the map below for the general boundaries.
2026 Water Outlook and Startup
As we look forward to this year’s irrigation season, I am sure there are many of you wondering what to expect. Here are a few answers for you.
When will Midway’s irrigation system start up?
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Our irrigation water season starts April 15th each year. We usually have our main pipes pressured up and ready a few days before that, however, this year will be different. With water limitations due to low snowpack, we will be delaying our start up to the last minute. Do not plan on having irrigation water prior to April 15th. After that, it may still take a few days to get everything up and running. We recommend that you wait as long as possible before watering to ensure that we can provide water to everyone.
Will we have enough water to make it through the season?
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That is a question that we can’t answer yet. It depends on spring storms, snow water runoff quantities and our storage. With the drought continuing, state water regulations will likely be more stringent than any year we have seen requiring adjustments throughout the season.
Will Midway irrigators be following a restricted flow irrigation schedule?
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​Yes. Again, due to low water flow projections, we will be following our lawn irrigation water schedule from the start of the season. That schedule allows lawn and landscape irrigation three days a week in Midway.
Agriculture Irrigation Schedules
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Midway Irrigation will schedule all agriculture Irrigation. FYI, Ag irrigation will be running around the clock, each in their turn. They will be running even on weekends. Ag systems are designed to sprinkle water on each part of a field for 24 hours once every 20 days or they can use 12 hour intervals every 10 days. It may look like they are running in the same place day after day however, they are not. At least every 24 hours, sprinklers are sequentially moved through a field in 60-foot stations. As water becomes more scarce, farmers will cut back on the number of heads they can use each turn, reducing their water use. This process should deliver enough water to grow a crop this season. Farmers will always be the first to absorb cut backs in water flow.
Other considerations:
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Most of you have noticed construction on Main Street at River Road.
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UDOT crews and contractors are preparing the area for the new stop light. Due to the disruption, many feet of our service lines were removed and will have to be reinstalled. Plans are to have it re-installed by April 15th. We are also affected by the re-design and construction of the Homestead Golf Course. Most of Midway is served by water supply lines running through the course. Both construction projects are working against the clock to complete enough to get our supply lines re-installed and operational. Delays could cause some delays in irrigation system start up. Crews are doing their best to stay on schedule. We will keep you informed.
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ALL ABOUT THE METERS
MIDWAY
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In response to the State of Utah's new mandate Midway Irrigation's is continuing to install Water Meters on all non-agricultural connections in Midway.
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These Meter range in size from our Residential Customers 1"+ connections to Commercial larger connections 2",4",6"+​
THE STATE of UTAH
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​Hundreds of thousands of residential connections in Utah use secondary water for outdoor irrigation. Historically, those connections have been unmetered, making it difficult to track and reduce water use. Meters have been proven to help reduce water waste–without mandating water restrictions–by informing users of their consumption.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
Staff from Midway Irrigation Company will be surveying and locating your existing connection. They will then remove the existing secondary connection, typically with a vacuum truck, and install the new connection.
This new box will house the Irrigation Company's Shutoff valve and the new meter. When possible, staff will reconnect your existing connection. If they are unable to do so, you will have to contact a landscaper to finish the connection outside the new meter box. Anywhere landscaping has been disturbed, when possible, will be replaced.
USAGE REPORTS
Meters will be used to inform users of their water consumption. By having a meter, you will be able to know how much water you are using in your landscape. Most users do not know how much water they’re using to irrigate; as a result, they overwater their lawn.
Meters provide information that helps homeowners know how to adjust their water usage without compromising the beauty of their landscape. It’s difficult to conserve water when you don’t know much water you use. Your secondary water provider will provide you with your water usage from the meter on a regular basis. Research shows that when water users know their usage, they reduce their consumption by 25-40%.
MORE INFO
Once you know how much water you are using, you will be able make adjustments to your watering schedule to help conserve.
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Salt Lake Valley has been metering water already and have come up with a good informative website to help consumers understand meters beter.
Follow the link below to find helpful resources regarding your Water Meter and what other communities are doing.
HELPFUL LINKS
Our Snowpack every year sets the stage for spring run-offs. This water is a vital part of our Irrigation system as well as our overall water in the Valley. You can find the current report here.
Precipitation plays a vital role in determining how much water will be available of use. Check them here for a detailed graph.
NRCS Utah Water Outlook 2026 Report
The levels in our Reservoirs is crucial in maintaining a constant flow of water downstream for use as well as serving to store precious streams, rivers and spring run-off. These levels can be checked here.
Since Utah is the second driest state in the US, we are constantly searching for conservation innovation. Check out the States' Conservation plan here.