Dozens of scientists and conservation groups called on Utah lawmakers to take bold action and save the Great Salt Lake from collapse. So, with mere days left to go before the Legislature adjourns, did it do enough?
Scientists and students search for brine shrimp in a field of exposed microbialites at the Great Salt Lake on Oct. 25, 2022. Microbialites and brine flies are vital components that support millions of migrating birds each year at the Great Salt Lake, but that food web is collapsing due to low water levels and rising salinity.
The 2023 general session doesn’t feel quite as splashy as last year. There’s no multimillion-dollar push to install secondary meters, for example. There are no major overhauls to the state’s water laws. And we definitely didn’t see any emergency actions to get water to the lake at any cost, as researchers and environmental advocates had urged.There have been a few disappointments. A resolution to set a target elevation for the lake failed.
, they’re looking to create a Great Salt Lake Commissioner who will develop a strategic plan for the lake and have some actual power to get things done.It may seem counterintuitive, but the water residents of the Wasatch Front use to shower, wash their dishes and brush their teeth is some of the only water guaranteed to flow downhill to the Great Salt Lake. Sewer plants treat the water and discharge it to canals and rivers near the lake’s shores.
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