(Salt Lake City, UT) — For the first time in three years, none of Utah’s 29 counties are categorized with ‘extreme’ or ‘exceptional’ drought conditions. The constant snow storms are beginning to have a noticeable effect on water levels in the Beehive State. Now just 20 percent of the state […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Parts of California are under water, emergency flood declarations are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to prepare for a bountiful spring runoff. Climate experts say all the snow and rain over the winter months helped alleviate dry conditions […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is doing its part to try and help save the Great Salt Lake. The church is donating the equivalent of more than 20-thousand acre feet of water. Governor Spencer Cox said the move “will make a real […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Winter storms are giving Utahns a reason to be less concerned about drought. A Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll published last week shows 52-percent of Utahns are currently less concerned about drought than they were last year because of the moisture that the state […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State water managers are hoping the ever-increasing Utah snowpack won’t melt too quickly this spring. Another foot of snow fell in some areas thanks to the latest winter storm, and that’s pushed the state snowpack to above-average levels. Officials with the Division of Water Resources […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers are making a big push to encourage water conservation and help restore and preserve the Great Salt Lake. Lawmakers have declared this week as “Water Week” in the House and the Senate and unveiled a series of bills yesterday. Proposals include forming a […]
A new system at Glen Canyon Dam will provide nearby communities with water even if Lake Powell reaches “dead pool” level. According to federal reclamation officials, crews completed the new water intake connections at the Dam last month that will allow water to be provided to residents of Page and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The National Weather Service is feeling optimistic about the ongoing drought in Utah. The agency’s latest seasonal drought outlook released on Saturday shows most of the state in the category of still in drought but improving. The report indicates that portions of the eastern and […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah will be getting over 22-million dollars in federal funding for seven projects meant to help the state deal with the ongoing drought. The Biden Administration announced the funding yesterday. The projects will help increase water storage, upgrade equipment and improve water infrastructure. The federal money will […]
(Washington, DC) — Utah’s U.S. senators are joining other lawmakers from the West in a push to get the Department of Agriculture to do more to address the ongoing drought. Republican Senators Mitt Romney and Mike Lee joined 12 other senators from both parties to send a letter to the […]
