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 […]
(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 […]
