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Lake lost almost 2 feet of '23 winter snowmelt to evaporation
November 9th 2023 by Adam Small / KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY— The Great Salt Lake’s wetland areas are getting a boost. $8.5 million has been awarded to various government and nonprofit groups from Salt Lake County to Box Elder County. The mone...
How one dairy farmer is saving water for the Great Salt Lake
November 8th 2023 by Adam Small / KSL NewsRadio
TRENTON, Utah — T Dairy sits off of a back road in the Western Cache Valley, about 52 miles by car from Bear River Bay in the Great Salt Lake. The farm, like many in Utah, gets its water from the Grea...
Great Salt Lake brine shrimp fishermen ‘optimistic’ as yearly harvest begins
October 4th 2023 by Adam Small / KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s brine shrimp fishermen are once again out on the waters of the Great Salt Lake to harvest brine shrimp cysts (or eggs) and distribute them around the world. However, this yea...
Drought-resistant grass now at some Salt Lake City golf courses
September 1st 2023 by Heather Kelly / KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY — Golfers at Bonneville, Rose Park, and Glendale courses may have noticed new drought-resistant grass if they hit out of bounds. According to the Salt Lake City Department of Public U...
Utah lawmakers plan to reevaluate water rights held by mineral companies on the Great Salt Lake
August 24th 2023 by Adam Small / KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY — In the coming months, Utah lawmakers will likely take another look at the annual water rights held by mineral companies along the Great Salt Lake. Utah House Majority Leader Mike S...
US Magnesium plans to challenge study naming them as major polluter
June 29th 2023 by Adam Small / KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY — Five months after a study done by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration named them as a major contributor to the gunk in Utah’s winter inversions, U.S. Magnesium said th...
Lower Great Salt Lake water level may help fight phragmites
June 15th 2023 by Adam Small / KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY — As water managers watch the Great Salt Lake rise, they’re still battling the invasive phragmites on the Great Salt Lake shoreline. And, Ben Stireman with the Division of Forestry Fi...
Great Salt Lake brine shrimp population increases as lake reaches healthy levels
June 15th 2023 by Adam Small / KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY — The brine shrimp industry is breathing a sigh of relief thanks to the rising water level of the Great Salt Lake. And so is the shrimp industry in general, and those who eat shrimp...
Cloud seeding could bring more water to the Great Salt Lake, Utah Department of Natural Resources says
July 28th 2022 by Lindsay Aerts / KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Natural Resources wants to try what’s called cloud seeding to try and help save the Great Salt Lake. It’s a weather modification that happens by burning silv...
Utah House Speaker bringing back second annual Great Salt Lake Summit
July 27th 2022 by Lindsay Aerts / KSL NewsRadio
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s Speaker of the House Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, says he’s bringing back the Great Salt Lake Summit this October. This would be the second Great Salt Lake Summit, the first was...
How the Great Salt Lake lakebed could contribute to pollution, other issues
April 18th 2022 by Kira Hoffelmeyer / KSL NewsRadio
LOGAN, Utah — Two Ph.D. students from Utah State University are trying to measure the dust blowing off the Great Salt Lake and learn how it contributes to pollution and air quality along the Wasatch F...
Great Salt Lake sinking levels could impact bird migration
April 13th 2022 by Kira Hoffelmeyer / KSL NewsRadio
BOX ELDER COUNTY, Utah — The drying up Great Salt Lake could have dire consequences for the birds migrating through the area. It’s not as simple as the lack of water, though, there are a few differe...
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