Great Salt Lake

The Division of Air Quality has picked up speed, outfitting eight locations with new equipment as part of the Utah Dust Observation and Research Network.

State leaders say they’re moving closer toward a goal of snapping up more land on the southeast side of the Great Salt Lake to help protect it from any further encroaching development.

If Utah’s rivers and streams were running as high as commitments from powerful executives to save the Great Salt Lake, the parched state would be in much better shape.

Current snowpack is still hovering near minimum levels, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

New federal program will help measure exactly how much water is flowing to the Great Salt Lake, which recently dropped to 2021 levels.

water managers and state officials announced a 10,000 acre-foot donation of water, stemming from Utah Lake, that will be conveyed through the Jordan River into the south arm of the Great Salt Lake.

Not only does the shrinking Great Salt Lake impact wildlife and expose Utahns to toxic dust, it’s also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

Utah is missing out on large sums of money that could be generated through royalties paid by mineral companies operating on the Great Salt Lake, a legislative audit found.

Spring runoff flowing into the Great Salt Lake has officials cautiously optimistic, although a dry and warm April is slowing some of that momentum, and a recent report from the National Weather Service is pointing to a hot and dry summer.

Current data shows Utah’s snow water equivalent — essentially how much water is currently in the state’s snowpack — at about 125% of what’s normal for this time of year.