Agricultural Water Optimization Program

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Utah is spending $265 million for farms to save water. But is the water getting to the Great Salt Lake?
Audio: Agricultural community turns to optimization
Audio: How a business, water district, and farm are sending water to Great Salt Lake
Audio: How Utah seeks to improve ag water optimization accountability
Audio: Utah has a $276M bet on farms to save Colorado River water. How’s it going?
Has conservation 'fatigue' arrived? Not for these Great Salt Lake basin water users
How one dairy farmer is saving water for the Great Salt Lake
How we did the story about how farmers are saving water
Map: Saving water in the Great Salt Lake watershed
More farmers sign up for water conservation grants, while a new bill tracks golf course water use
Search Utah ag companies that received state funds to save water
TV: Utah has a $276M bet on farms to save Colorado River water. How’s it going?
Utah is going big on helping farmers grow crops with less water. Here’s where the water and the money is flowing
Utah needs a comprehensive water plan, legislative audit warns
Video: Utah is going big on helping farmers grow crops with less water, but can it help the Great Salt Lake
Video: Where's the water? Utah can't exactly track saved water from agriculture efficiencies

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