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Utah’s Drought

meetinghouse landscaping...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Church implements ‘important’ landscape pilot program to cut water use

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has redesigned the landscape outside six of its Utah meetinghouses and is working to complete a seventh as it seeks to move forward with new conservation goals first outlined last year at the height of the state's severe drought.
6 days ago
Elevation 10,759 feet sign in snow...
Alex Cabrero

Utah’s high elevations, and some people, welcome October snow

Yes, snow. At the top of Mirror Lake Highway at Bald Mountain, it is already looking like winter.
2 months ago
A man skateboards with an umbrella as it rains in Salt Lake City on Aug. 22. Utah water officials s...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

How impactful have this year’s monsoons been for Utah’s water supply?

Utah's monsoon season is slowly winding down, but not before leaving an impact on Utah's reservoirs in various ways.
2 months ago
Jordanelle Reservoir near 90% of capacity...
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Ladd Egan, KSL TV

As Utah’s meteorological summer closes on a wet note, what’s in store for fall?

What started as a particularly dry summer in Utah, after a record-breaking snow collection season, has quickly changed over the past few weeks, and that trend could continue into fall, according to a long-range forecast published last week.
3 months ago
A woman and her children play in the Virgin River on June 10, 2022. The Washington County Water Con...
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com

Here’s how Washington County plans to meet a growing demand for water

ST. GEORGE — An influx of people to a region can be closely tied to increased water demand, regardless of whether there’s supply in place to meet that demand. This is undoubtedly true for Washington County, one of the fastest-growing areas in Utah and the nation. A 2022 report from the U.S. Census Bureau said […]
4 months ago
This undated image provided by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, pinyon pine and juniper trees...
Sam Metz, Associated Press

Environmentalists sue to stop Utah potash mine that produces sought-after crop fertilizer

Environmentalists have filed a lawsuit to prevent the construction of a new potash mine they say would devastate a western Utah lake's ecosystem.
4 months ago
Great Salt Lake pelicans...
Shelby Lofton

Pelicans are disappearing from the Great Salt Lake

Pelicans are large, smelly, and sometimes mean birds. They like to be left alone and undisturbed. 
4 months ago
Gunnison Reservoir...
Alex Cabrero

Farmers relieved Gunnison Reservoir recovered from 0% water level

You would hardly recognize Gunnison Reservoir this summer if you saw what it looked like two years ago.
5 months ago
Silver Lake Flat Reservoir...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Utah’s reservoir capacity soars past 80%. Here’s which ones are now full

Utah reservoir levels are in a better place with summer around the corner than last year as what's left of the record-breaking snowpack melts.
5 months ago
Great Salt Lake dust...
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News

Are Utahns worried about Great Salt Lake after record snowpack?

A Deseret News poll shows concern remains strong, but slightly diminished in light of snowpack.
6 months ago
The Great Salt Lake on Wednesday. Utah researchers say the lake may end up gaining 6 feet between N...
Adam Small, KSL NewsRadio

Great Salt Lake brine shrimp population increases as lake reaches healthy levels

The brine shrimp industry is breathing a sigh of relief thanks to the rising water level of the Great Salt Lake.
6 months ago
One of the boats being lowered into the Great Salt Lake marina by crane. (KSL TV)...
Dan Rascon

Boats return to Great Salt Lake waters after years of drought

An exciting and long anticipated day at the Great Salt Lake Marina as dozens of large boats finally got back into the water on Tuesday.
6 months ago
Falls in the Ogden Waterfall Canyon Trail...
Mike Anderson

Heavy runoff restoring scenery after years of drought

While the heavy runoff has brought some flood damage, it has also restored some of the scenery we've lost over several years of drought.
6 months ago
FILE - People attend a news conference on Lake Mead at Hoover Dam, April 11, 2023, near Boulder Cit...
Associated Press

Arizona, California and Nevada propose water cuts from Colorado River to avert forced cuts

Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a deal to significantly cut their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years.
6 months ago
Willard Bay spillway...
Mike Anderson

The Great Salt Lake getting billions of gallons of water

The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District opened up a spillway Thursday that is now releasing billions of gallons of water into the Great Salt Lake.
7 months ago
Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a press conference at the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District's...
Carter Williams

Utah launches statewide turf grass buyback program as it seeks water-use reformation

This year's record snowpack has drastically reduced a drought that really began to impact Utah by the end of spring three years ago.
7 months ago
(Tanner Siegworth/KSL TV)...
Alex Cabrero

South end of Great Salt Lake up nearly 4 feet since berm raised in February

Most Utahns know the Great Salt Lake is in danger as the effects of the drought shrunk the lake and water levels reached a historic low in 2022.
7 months ago
Draining Lake Powell...
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Matt Johnson, KSL TV

Lake Powell could rise 50 to 90 feet over the next few months

Federal water managers say they believe Lake Powell will rise anywhere between 50 and 90 feet this spring and summer after the nation’s second-largest reservoir dropped to its all-time low again earlier this year.
7 months ago
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Karah Brackin

Spring runoff water redirected to shrinking Great Salt Lake

To help regulate flooding concerns through the spring runoff season, water conservancy districts are coming together with a solution.
7 months ago
The Great Salt Lake Marina filled with water after being dried out last summer. (KSLTV)...
Dan Rascon

Rush of water to Great Salt Lake means boats can return to marina

Utah residents are celebrating as the Great Salt Lake Marina boat ramps reopened Tuesday due to water returning to the bay. 
7 months ago
Alta 800 inches of snow...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Utah on pace for a top-5 water year. How is the rest of the West faring?

This has been an extraordinarily wet stretch in Utah, and no, it's not just the mountain snow.
8 months ago
(Dan Rascon/KSL TV)...
Dan Rascon

Utah farmers say crops will be delayed by weeks because of late spring

It's a very tough time for Utah farmers who are several weeks behind in the planting season because of all the snow. For consumers, this means many of the fresh products you see at farmers markets are going to be delayed.
8 months ago
A Utah mule deer, protected and managed in wildlife management areas. (Utah Division of Wildlife Re...
Carter Williams

Deer populations rebounding in Utah, but state seeks fewer hunting permits in 2023

Utah's estimated deer population is up about 10%, but the ongoing winter is factoring in a plan to reduce deer hunting permits again.
8 months ago
Alta 800 inches of snow...
Josh Ellis

Alta Ski Area passes 800 inches of snow for first time ever

Alta Ski Area has obliterated its all-time snow record this season, and the resort passed the 800-inch mark for the first time on Friday.
8 months ago

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