Over the last two years, Utah has experienced a 13-inch deficit in its annual precipitation, which is about 40% of the state averages.
He hoped to learn about the forecast for rain, and if the drought would require him to scale back his farming operations in the next year. “We’re really concerned about water,” McMurdie told The Tribune. “It takes a lot of water to produce food.”
Jordan Clayton, snow survey supervisor for the National Conservation District in Utah, said the state had a roller coaster winter that is ending dry. Utah will need a wet spring to get back to a healthy average. “My family is kind of the guinea pigs for the state to experiment with cover crops, which preserve water,” McMurdie said.
Ferry told a full auditorium that the state Legislature had appropriated over $500 million toward water conservation and development mostly from American Rescue Plan Act funds. The water spending includes $30 million for Utah Lake, $70 million for agriculture to allow farmers to reduce water usage through improved water irrigation projects and $250 million for secondary water metering, Ferry said.
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