(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 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In one of the driest states in the nation, Republican lawmakers have renewed their focus on water conservation amid prolonged drought and climate change. In the final days before they adjourn, Utah lawmakers are advancing proposals to set aside millions to preserve the iconic and […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox says pumping more water into the Great Salt Lake will not have an impact on efforts to address decreasing water levels on Lake Powell in southern Utah. Governor Cox says the watersheds are different and adds the effort in the south needs […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A dry January is leaving much of Utah in drought danger. Numbers from the Department of Natural Resources show 93-percent of the state is under some level of drought. Thirty-two of Utah’s 45 largest reservoirs are below 55-percent capacity. DNR notes that 95-percent of Utah’s […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah lawmakers are trying to make it more attractive for homeowners to ditch landscaping that wastes a lot of water. The House Natural Resources Committee voted to advance House Bill 121 yesterday. The bill by Representative Robert Spendlove would give incentives to homeowners who remove […]
