Two seats on our Board of Directors are up for re-election this year.

Stockholders are welcome to nominate themselves or someone else to a position on the board. Nominations must be submitted to WaterPro no later than February 24, 2012. Please see a list of the requirments to submitt for nominations HERE.  After February 24, all shareholders will receive ballots for our Board of Directors election to be held in conjunction with our Annual Meeting . If you are planning to attend the meeting on March 28, please bring the ballot to the meeting with you. If you are not planning to attend, please mail or deliver your marked and signed ballot to WaterPro’s offices before March 28. You can also fax or email your ballot.  Fax 801-571-8054 or email Diana at hope@waterpro.net

WaterPro/Draper Irrigation Company’s annual stockholders’ meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Room at Draper City Hall, 1020 East Pioneer Road.

Why should you attend? Here are just a few reasons:

• Help shape the future of your water company by voting for the two open seats on our Board of Directors.
• Find out what’s been going on for the past year, and what’s coming up in 2012.  We’ll talk about past, present, and future projects, and answer your questions.

Rather than resolving (again!) to get in shape or lose that last 10 pounds, why not  make some water-related resolutions this year? We promise they’ll be easier to keep!

Here are some suggestions:

Sign up for a free Water Check. These are available for residential, commercial, and institutional properties at absolutely no cost throughout Salt Lake County. Visit the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District website (jvwcd.org) and click Conservation Programs to learn how to have your irrigation system and landscape tested, and receive your free customized watering schedule.

Replace existing older shower heads with low-flow heads. The cost is relatively low, but the savings can be great.

Utah is known for having the “greatest snow on earth,” but it can’t always be relied on. So far this winter, many areas of northern Utah have received only about half the normal amount of snow.  Since most of the water we use in the state comes from snowfall, how will that affect the water outlook for 2012?

Statewide, the picture looks good, according to Brian McInerney, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City. Reservoirs are nearly full and soil saturation is high, so he foresees a good water supply for the coming year.