(Undated) — Comedian John Oliver took shots at Utah during a segment involving the drought in the American West during his show, “Last Week Tonight.” During the segment, Oliver cited research which showed Utah residents use more water per capita than any other Western states. He also criticized St. George’s […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers may consider a change in property tax policy that could force Utahns to conserve more water. State Senator Dan McCay said yesterday that he’d like to see the legislature remove water use subsidies from property tax policy. McCay said property taxes pay for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s drought conditions are continuing to get worse. The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor places 99-percent of the state in either “severe” or “extreme” drought conditions. The report comes after the Utah Department of Natural Resources announced that May and June are both […]
(Spanish Fork, UT) — Utah’s lieutenant governor says the state is in a “world of hurt” because of a lack of water in state reservoirs. Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson urged Utahns to conserve water yesterday, noting that Utah’s reservoirs are at about 58-percent of capacity heading into the summer. She […]
(Undated) — Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico jointly agreed to release more water into Lake Powell. The states will gradually release 500-thousand-acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge beginning May 1st. The move comes after a report showed water levels at Lake Powell dropped more rapidly than projected, putting hydroelectric […]
(Wasatch County, UT) — Governor Cox says a new state of emergency to help deal with the ongoing drought is likely to happen in the next few weeks. Cox was at Jordanelle Reservoir yesterday for a ceremony spotlighting water conservation bills passed by the Utah Legislature this year. Cox said […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Utah needs more rain and snow to come out of drought conditions. Utah Snow Service reports the state has seen 75-percent of the precipitation considered normal for this time of year. State officials say unseasonably warm temperatures in recent weeks have led to concerns about […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S. West. Federal water officials that Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah border fell below 3,525 feet on Tuesday. Western states […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Researchers who track snowfall and water levels in Utah are struggling to find a positive message in the numbers they’re seeing this winter. Hydrologists announced yesterday that Utah’s snowpack is around 88-percent of average and would not climb much higher before the end of the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah’s snowpack is improving, but still has a long way to go before it can refill the state’s reservoirs this spring. The Utah Department of Natural Resources says the snowpack is still below average despite recent storms. But DNR officials add that soil moisture is […]
