Adam Small
Utah House Majority Leader Mike Schultz says the water rights held by mineral companies on the Great Salt Lake are outdated.
7 months ago
Carter Williams
Agriculture officials say they expect to save more than 60,000 acre-feet of water annually from water-saving projects that received state grants.
8 months ago
Adam Small
Lake Powell water levels have fluctuated quite a bit this year. But the spring run off has abated some drought worries for now.
8 months ago
Adam Small
Salt Lake City also had abnormally dry weather, with only .06 inches of rain falling during July which is 12% of the normal amount.
8 months ago
Adam Small
Because the Great Salt Lake is so salty, it kills vegetation in the marshlands, which affects Great Salt Lake mosquitoes breeding grounds.
8 months ago
Ben Winslow, FOX 13
The Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust announced it would fund projects that would protect or restore wetlands around the lake.
8 months ago
Ben Winslow, FOX 13
The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District informed the Salt Lake County Council it was proposing a property tax increase.
8 months ago
Allessandra Harris
Lake Powell's water levels are 45 feet higher than last year. But for several days, it's been losing water.
9 months ago
Adam Small
What a winter. Yes, we're still saying that in July as The Great Salt Lake gains over five feet of water. A cooler June also helped.
9 months ago
Ben Winslow, FOX 13
"SLC Turf Trade," is a special blend of grass seed being offered by Salt Lake City Public Utilities that uses up to 40% less water.
9 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
One year later, the lake is starting to decline again — but it's undoubtedly in a much-better place than it was those 12 months ago.
9 months ago
Leia Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune
Flocks of birds that once darkened the sky have disappeared, and scientists say land bridges from persistent low water levels are likely to blame.
9 months ago
Allessandra Harris
Provo's underground solution to store water saved from conservation and the spring runoff lies in a system of aquifers.
9 months ago
Adam Small
The study said the U.S. Magnesium refinery southwest of The Great Salt Lake was a significant source of halogen emissions, especially chlorine and bromine.
9 months ago
Amy Joi O’Donoghue, Deseret News
Dust sources in the study area were mapped by source and surprisingly revealed the outsized role the Great Salt Lake plays.
9 months ago
Adam Small
Utah's brine shrimp harvesters are breathing a sigh of relief from all the new water in The Great Salt Lake.
10 months ago
Adam Small
Utah has experienced a water shortfall for the past three years, but right now most of the state has exited a severe drought stage.
10 months ago
Lindsay Aerts
The summer of 2023 was one for the Utah heat record books with a whopping 34 days of triple-digit temperatures.
10 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
Brian Steed wants Utahns to stay engaged in helping the lake's recovery, because it's not going to happen overnight.
10 months ago
Adam Small
Lake Powell is expected to rise 40 more feet this summer, but water managers said it doesn't take away the need to conserve water in the long run.
10 months ago
The move would help keep the area as a nature preserve even as the inland port and other development moves closer and closer to the Great Salt Lake.
10 months ago
Adam Small
There's still a lot of exposed lake bed around The Great Salt Lake and water managers say it's going to take more than just this year to cover a lot of it again.
10 months ago
Allessandra Harris
The record-breaking winter in Utah is helping the lakes around the state reach proper water levels, however, other lakes across the nation are drying out study finds.
10 months ago
Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune
The Great Salt Lake is still is blowing an immense amount of dangerous dust pollution along the Wasatch Front.
10 months ago