(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox has issued his first part of “Utah’s Coordinated Action Plan for Water” due to the extreme drought this past summer. He says it showed everyone the importance of water planning and conservation and says the state has benefited from water storage decisions […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – New legislation is looking to combat water shortages and drought in Utah on the home front. House Bill 95 from Republican Representative Ray Ward would prohibit local governments and homeowners associations from requiring residents to maintain grass lawns. The goal is to give homeowners more […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – A snowy December is helping ease drought conditions throughout Utah. The latest report from the National Weather Service shows 34-percent of the state is now under extreme drought conditions. Much of the state is still under extreme or severe conditions. Utah’s snowpack is 128-percent of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – Drought conditions throughout Utah persist despite recent snowfall this week. The Utah Division of Water Resources says most of the state remains under the extreme drought category. The latest report shows Utah’s snow water equivalent is just 74-percent of the median for this time of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Cox will not seek to renew his order declaring a state of emergency in Utah due to drought. The governor said yesterday that he will not seek to extend the order past the end of this month. State lawmakers declined to extend the emergency […]
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — The water level at Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border has hit a historic low amid a climate change-fueled megadrought engulfing the U.S. West. The milestone reached last week has closed boat ramps and forced some houseboats off the water, leaving tourists and businesses scrambling. Houseboat-rental […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The water levels at the Great Salt Lake have hit a historic low, a grim milestone for the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River. On Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey announced average daily water levels had dropped about an inch below the previous […]
DENVER (AP) — Colorado is lifting some fishing restrictions along a 27-mile (43-kilometer) stretch of the Colorado River, thanks to recent rains and lower water temperatures essential to fish. But biologists warn that historically low water flows caused by drought, high water temperatures and wildfire sediment that all starve trout […]
DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Police say the drought gripping the West is contributing to an increased number of mountain lion sightings in Utah. Police tell Fox13 it appears cougars are being forced into more populated areas to get enough water to drink. Two hikers say they were hiking on a […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is urging residents and businesses to cut down on their water usage to combat the worst drought the state has experienced in decades. Cox said Tuesday he will issue an executive order directing state agencies in northern Utah to only water […]
