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Utah's idea to swap Colorado River water for desalination plant money may not be so crazy after all
12-05-2024 by Ben Winslow
LAS VEGAS — An unusual idea floated by the president of the Utah State Senate to get more shares of Colorado River water is intriguing Calif...
Negotiations moving slowly in new deals governing the Colorado River
12-05-2024 by Ben Winslow
LAS VEGAS — In the negotiations over new agreements managing the Colorado River, the people involved in the high-stakes talks describe thing...
Updated: 'A big step': Feds to direct $50M toward Great Salt Lake preservation projects
12-02-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah officials have already poured tens of millions of dollars toward Great Salt Lake preservation efforts in recent years,...
$50M from Inflation Reduction Act will be spent to deliver more water to the Great Salt Lake
12-02-2024 by Megan Banta
State officials say they’ll also leverage another $50 million in funds — totaling $100 million — to enhance ongoing conservation efforts and...
How a $50 million investment will mitigate drought in the Great Salt Lake Basin
12-02-2024 by Michael Martin
SALT LAKE CITY — The Bureau of Reclamation has announced a $50 million investment from the Inflation Reduction Act for a water delivery prog...
Think Utah farmers should do without irrigation? Here’s what that looks like
11-26-2024 by David Condos
Shay Lewis waded into a stand of thigh-high wheat, snatched one of the seed heads and tossed some grain into his mouth. “Those are plump k...
Federal funding to bring new stream gates to Great Salt Lake
11-26-2024 by Adam Small
REESE, Utah — The Bureau of Reclamation is giving $3 million to help water managers better track Great Salt Lake’s incoming water. Water m...
Rare mirabilite formations spotted on Great Salt Lake
11-26-2024 by Mariah Maynes/KSL NR
GREAT SALT LAKE, Utah — Rare mirabilite formations were recently spotted on the waters of Great Salt Lake. According to the Utah Division...
Video: New stream gauges to help track if conserved water really makes it to Great Salt Lake
11-26-2024 by Ben Winslow
OGDEN BAY, Utah — Here on the north fork of the Weber River, scientists take measurements of the water making its way to the Great Salt Lake...
Here's how much water has been donated to the Great Salt Lake so far
11-22-2024 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — New numbers show that nearly 70,000 acre feet of water has been donated to the Great Salt Lake. The donations come from m...
What’s next for the Great Salt Lake?
11-22-2024 by Amy Joi O’Donoghue
Commissioner outlines next steps to help the ailing saline lake So far, 70,000 acre-feet of water has been dedicated to the Great Salt La...
Video: Great Salt Lake drops back down to 2021 levels
11-22-2024 by Ben Winslow
Lawmakers consider whether to tweak property taxes that cover water use SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake has dropped to 2021 levels, t...
Great Salt Lake falls to a familiar level, but will a 'precipitous' history repeat itself?
11-22-2024 by Carter Williams
SALT LAKE CITY — The Great Salt Lake is beginning to rebound again as it typically does at this point of the year, but levels dropped this y...
How unconventional crops could save water — and reshape Utah farming
11-22-2024 by David Condos
Just outside Canyonlands National Park in San Juan County, rancher Matt Redd walked to a spot where two of his pastures meet. One side is...
Video: Utah farmers experimenting with alternative crops to save water
11-21-2024 by Mark Wetzel and Shelby Lofton
Just outside Canyonlands National Park in San Juan County, rancher Matt Redd walked to a spot where two of his pastures meet. One side is gr...
Updated Video: The fight to save the Colorado River
11-14-2024 by Emma Pitts
Sediment is filling Lake Powell at an alarming rate. What can be done to keep this water source viable? Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud?
Updated Video: The fight to save the Colorado River
11-14-2024 by Emma Pitts
Sediment is filling Lake Powell at an alarming rate. What can be done to keep this water source viable? Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud?
Great Salt Lake license plates could hit bumpers in the next couple of months
11-07-2024 by Adam Small
SALT LAKE CITY — The long wait for new, specialty Great Salt Lake license plates is almost over. The state needed 500 applicants to start...
Photo essay: The fight to save the Colorado River
11-05-2024 by Kristin Murphy
'Mudbergs' in Lake Powell and new white water rapids. What is it like to travel down Cataract Canyon on the Colorado River? The Colorado R...
The fight to save the Colorado River
11-05-2024 by Emma Pitts
Returning Rapid’s Mike Dehoff likens the river to a friend who is sick in the hospital ― and its symptoms are worsening As I hopped onto...
The Colorado River is in a custody battle with 7 states
11-04-2024 by Emma Pitts
Lake Powell and Lake Mead’s declining water levels force basin states to confront old rules in a new reality The Colorado River is managed...
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