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Speaker's Great Salt Lake Bill Cut Short by Weak Utah Water Law

Speaker Wilson unveiled HB 410 to help the Great Salt Lake, but many are disappointed that the measure fails to offer a permanent means of protecting the Lake. HB 410 awards $40 million to one new entity to acquire temporary water rights, protect lands or prepare studies on the Lake. But Utah’s restrictive instream flow laws threaten to impair these efforts before they even get off the ground.

Utah RiversFebruary 16, 2022Great Salt Lake, Legislative Session, bear river

Behind the Scenes with Bill Author Lindsey Hutchison on the Great Salt Lake Contingency Plan

The Utah Rivers Council just announced its Great Salt Lake Drought Contingency proposal, a bill that has received sponsorship from Representative Douglas Sagers (R) from Tooele. Because citizens and elected officials are all interested in saving the American West’s largest lake and namesake of Utah’s capital city, the bill has gotten a lot of attention. To answer some popular questions, we turned to the bill’s original author, Utah Rivers Council Water Policy Associate Lindsey Hutchison.

Utah RiversJanuary 26, 2022Great Salt Lake, Legislative Session, bear river