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The Great Salt Lake

The Utah Rivers Council is suing the state of Utah for its failure to protect the Great Salt Lake.

Although many Utah politicians have held a myriad of media appearances on the shores of the Lake to talk about how much 'they care,' no substantive efforts have been taken to raise Great Salt Lake water levels.

This coalition lawsuit seeks to ensure that Utah complies with its legal obligations to protect the Great Salt Lake for all Utahns by implementing real solutions to this crisis. The coalition is represented by excellent attorneys from Earthjustice. Joining us in this lawsuit are Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, American Bird Conservancy, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club.

The time to act is now, and we need your support.

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Climate Change on the Colorado River

The Upper Colorado River Basin is facing significant water shortages as our climate continues to warm and snowpacks continue to shrink. Our new research report, A Future on Borrowed Time, shows that three of the four Upper Basin states are already overusing their rights to Colorado River water, and these deficits are sure to grow bigger as snowpacks shrink.

Our new research report is a call to action to abandon the unnecessary new water diversions that threaten existing water users on farms and in our cities. Unless water leaders in the Upper Basin get serious about reducing water use, water users will be forced to cut their water use in the future. The Colorado River has dropped nearly 20% in the last two decades and we haven’t reached the bottom of its flows yet. Why are our water suppliers ignoring climate change and proposing new diversions which threaten all of us?

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Utah Rivers Council – 29 years as the Voice for Utah’s Rivers

Founded in 1994, the Utah Rivers Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes sustainable aquatic ecosystems by protecting Utah’s watersheds and the communities they support. We implement our mission through research, education, grassroots advocacy, public policy and community leadership.

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