The Great Salt Lake will get a water boost, a new public-private partnership and see expanded conservation efforts to help it reach a sustainable level.
. And cities are offering incentives for residents to rip out their turf grass in favor of less water-intensive landscapes.
And as the Great Salt Lake teeters on the brink of salinity levels that could cause die-offs of its brine flies and brine shrimp, along with impacts to the millions of migrating birds and the multimillion-dollar harvesting industry that rely on them, the Jordan Valley and Weber Basin water conservancy districts announced they will voluntarily release 30,000 acre-feet to the lake by the end of the year. That more than matches the 9 billion gallons Utahns conserved over the past season.
That’s why state leaders are semi-seriously exploring the idea of a pipeline to the Pacific Ocean, which Ferry estimated would need a pipe that is around 13 feet wide spanning three states, at a cost of $60-$100 million, Ferry said.Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Joel Ferry speaks during the first Great Salt Lake Summit at the Davis Conference Center in Layton, Wednesday, January 5, 2022.“But ultimately,” Ferry said, “what we have to do is look at what alternatives exist, because ...
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