Water

Colorado River states appear to be coalescing around the early makings of a new plan to share water in a way that accounts for climate change.

The Utah Investigative Journalism Project reviewed 174 reports made to the state spills database from 2019 through the first half of 2024 that specifically related to pollution of storm drains and some of the main surface waters that feed the Great Salt Lake.

Cooke is the former manager of the Central Arizona Project. Regional water experts regard him as a qualified expert.

There are currently only four dust monitoring sites at the Great Salt Lake, but “we need better data,” says the director of Utah’s Department of Environmental Quality.

A booming population and changing climate have strained water supplies in St. George. The bet is that recycled wastewater can keep the city's taps flowing.

Water experts opened June by gathering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, for talks about the future of the Colorado River. Top policymakers were notably absent.

Todo lo que ganó el Gran Lago Salado durante el invierno probablemente se disipará para finales del verano. El comisionado del Great Salt Lake, Brian Steed, insta a los habitantes de Utah a ser conscientes del uso que hacen del agua.

There are more than 800 square miles of exposed lakebed, and researchers are just beginning to understand how pervasive the dust problem is.

The Temple of Sinawava dam, built in 1957, kept native fish like flannelmouth suckers pinned downstream on the Virgin River.

The basin has lost 27.8 million acre-feet of groundwater since 2003. That's roughly the volume of Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir.

All of the gains the Great Salt Lake made over the winter will likely dissipate by the end of summer. Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed urges Utahns to be mindful of their water usage.

From a waning water supply to traffic congestion, the BUILD Coordinating Council will come together quarterly to lay out recommendations on how to solve Utah’s most pressing problems.