OVWAG News
Preserving What Connects Us All: A Local Effort to Protect Ogden Valley’s Water
From the snow that blankets our mountains each winter, to the rivers and streams that flow through the valley, to Pineview Reservoir and the wells many residents rely on at home, water connects our recreation, our economy, and our quality of life.
That shared resource is the focus of a new, locally led group: the Ogden Valley Watershed Action Group (OVWAG).
Proposed Water Bill Could Affect Watershed Protections
Proposed legislation could reshape how water decisions are made in Utah. We break down what H.B. 60 would change and why it matters for Ogden Valley’s interconnected groundwater and streams.
New Easement Connects Protected Lands Across Ogden Valley
Summit Land Conservancy has announced the closing of a conservation easement on Flint Place, permanently protecting 1,017 acres of working agricultural land and wildlife habitat in Weber County, just south of Huntsville. The project was the Conservancy's seventh conservation easement in 2025, rounding out the year's total acres saved to almost 6,500.
Northern Utah farm reaches agreement to lease quarter of its water to Great Salt Lake
The Historic Monastery Farm in Huntsville, Weber County, has agreed to lease approximately 25% of its water — about 635 acre-feet annually — to Great Salt Lake under a new 10-year pilot program. The water, once diverted for irrigation, will now flow toward the lake in an effort to help restore its declining levels