In Arid Corner of the West, Plan For 140-Mile Water Pipeline Stirs Debate

Route Fifty: The growth in and around this desert city shows no signs of abating as new housing developments continue to crop up against the red rock cliffs.

Forty years ago, St. George’s population was about 13,000. Today it is around 87,000. Along with new full-time residents, retirees and second homeowners have flocked to the city and surrounding Washington County, some looking to escape northern Utah and other colder winter locales.

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