Utah Drought

The water level at Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US by volume, is at its lowest since it ...

Nouran Salahieh and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN

More human remains discovered in Lake Mead’s receding waters

More human remains have been found in the receding waters of Lake Mead, authorities announced Saturday. This is the fourth time human remains have been found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area since May.

16 hours ago

Four American white pelicans forage in Utah Lake on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The Daybreak Water Compan...

Martha Harris

Low water levels at Utah Lake cause restrictions for Daybreak

The Daybreak Water Company says its secondary access at Utah Lake is restricted due to low water levels. However, a expert says those restrictions are in place for the health of the lake.

3 days ago

sprinkler is pictured. Secondary water is used for irrigation....

Kate Davis

Utah Board of Water Resources approves nearly $200 million to build secondary water meters

Grants totaling around $190 million will be used to build over 100,000 new secondary water meters across the state of Utah.

3 days ago

Simone Seikaly

Restrictions on golf courses, non-functional grass among Washington County strict water rules

The new Washington County water ordinances also ask residents and businesses to use secondary, or untreated water for outdoor use when available.

5 days ago

A woman places a statue on water-wise landscaping...

Devin Oldroyd

New poll says Utahns want incentives for water-wise landscaping

A new poll shows half of Utahns believe incentives for water-wise landscaping would be the best way to encourage water conservation.

7 days ago

The drying Great Salt Lake is pictured at Farmington Bay...

Lindsay Aerts

Your Diet Coke can could be in jeopardy if the Great Salt Lake dries up

As the Great Salt Lake shrinks, the impact of its decline grows. Industries from food to recreation stand to be affected by the lake's declining water levels.

10 days ago

Dan Bammes

Romney’s Great Salt Lake bill folded into larger law, passes the Senate

Sen. Mitt Romney's Great Salt Lake bill was rolled into the larger Water Resources Development Act of 2022, which just passed in the Senate.

10 days ago

Salt Lake County is working to make sure its golf courses don't use as much water in the drought co...

Allie Litzinger

Salt Lake water watchers say Utahns stepped up to conserve water

The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is happy with the results after asking customers to conserve by reducing water use by 10% back in May.

11 days ago

Clouds over antelope island are pictured. The DNR wants to try cloud seeding to help the lake...

Lindsay Aerts

Cloud seeding could bring more water to the Great Salt Lake, Utah Department of Natural Resources says

Cloud seeding is a type of weather modification. The Utah Department of Natural Resources thinks it could bring more water to the Great Salt Lake.

11 days ago

The Great Salt Lake's levels could mean bad news from dust that blows up in the wind....

Keira Farrimond, KSL TV

Goals of the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative

The far-reaching impacts that have brought Utah media outlets together to tell the critical story of the Great Salt Lake.

12 days ago

The dried Antelope Island marina at the Great Salt Lake is pictured....

Aimee Cobabe

The Great Salt Lake is shrinking, but one leader says we can reverse the trend

But, the Acting Director of the Utah Department of Natural Resources said that the state can reverse the trend.

12 days ago

Don Brinkerhoff, KSL Newsradio and Dan Spindle, KSL TV

Can water-wise landscaping help save the Great Salt Lake?

Utah residents may have to rethink how their water usage impacts the levels of the Great Salt Lake and our somwpacks.

13 days ago

Chandler Holt

How does heat impact vegetables?

The heat has been no joke so far this summer. The sun is great for many plants, but the heat is another story.

16 days ago

Lindsay Aerts

New research predicts Lake Powell, Lake Mead collapse if Colorado River Basin states don’t make sacrifices

A possible solution, among many suggested by the study authors, is a deal between the Colorado River Basin states to conserve and reduce water use.