Ensuring Utah’s Water Plan Protects the Great Salt Lake and Rivers
As Utah continues to create a 50-year blueprint for state water policy, called the , residents are concerned that the health of the state鈥檚 rivers, the largest saline lake in North America, and the birds that rely on them could be left out of consideration. Advisors to Governor Gary Herbert reluctantly posted the draft water plan online last fall and received hundreds of public comments, including from Great Salt Lake 爆料公社 Society. Now, that continue to shape the state鈥檚 water policy, including potential major river diversion projects like the Lake Powell pipeline and the Bear River diversion. Stay tuned for information about the next opportunity for public comment to make sure they don鈥檛 jeopardize some of the most important wildlife habitats in the western hemisphere like the Great Salt Lake.