Great Salt Lake
Mike Anderson and Mary Culbertson, KSL TV
‘Sacrifices’ will need to be made from Bear River water supply to help Great Salt Lake
With the Bear River serving so many different purposes in the state of Utah, agricultural producers are trying to make sure their uses for the river aren't forgotten as lawmakers discuss the preservation of the Great Salt Lake.18 hours ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
How much will the Great Salt Lake rise? State to offer a reward if you guess it correctly
Levels at the Great Salt Lake are higher now than at any point in the past five years, and those who are tasked with overseeing its level believe it will rise about another foot in the coming weeks.19 hours ago
Mike Anderson and Michael Houck, KSL TV
Large amounts of water sent to Great Salt Lake ahead of spring runoff
While Utah did not have a record water year this year, water managers say there is so much water that some is being sent into the Great Salt Lake.9 days ago
Mike Anderson
Firefighters burn invasive phragmites in Ogden Bay
Crews started to burn 2,000 acres of invasive phragmites in the Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area Friday.13 days ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
How a productive March changed Great Salt Lake’s spring outlook
The Great Salt Lake was already expected to receive a strong boost from this year's snowpack, but projected inflows are now expected to be a bit larger after a productive round of March storms.16 days ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
Finding nematodes: New species in Great Salt Lake changes its known ecosystem
Utah researchers say finding a new species in the Great Salt Lake is "transformative," leading to new questions about the lake's ecosystem they hope to answer.1 month ago
Cary Schwanitz
February snow totals guarantee above-normal snowpack, Great Salt Lake level increases
The above normal snowpack in February will add water to the Great Salt Lake.2 months ago
Karah Brackin
Miller family to donate $2.2 million in water conservation efforts in Utah
This week, the Larry H. and Gail Miller Foundation announced a $2.2 million donation to water conservation efforts in Utah.2 months ago
Alex Cabrero
Utah Lake release sends 300 million gallons of water a day into the Great Salt Lake
The Utah Lake control gates in Saratoga Springs opened Thursday morning to release water into the Great Salt Lake.3 months ago
Saige Miller, KUER
Lakebed dust is a worry in Utah. For California’s Salton Sea, it’s a full-blown problem
Like the Great Salt Lake, there are toxins in the sediment of an exposed lake bed in California.3 months ago
Mike Anderson
Dust from Great Salt Lake helps algal blooms thrive, study finds
A new study is putting a large part of the blame for algal blooms on blowing dust.3 months ago
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News
Invasive phragmites are needlessly sucking water out of Great Salt Lake
An invasive plant species is using excessive water around the Great Salt Lake.3 months ago
Carter WIlliams, KSL.com
Should the Great Salt Lake be considered a person? Group says yes, Utah bill says no
A bill passed the senate which prohibits legislation from giving extra rights to the Great Salt Lake.3 months ago
Brianna Chavez
Hundreds rally, calling on legislature to ‘Save our Great Salt Lake’
Hundreds of people are calling on the legislature to take bolder steps to protect the Great Salt Lake.3 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
Cox says he’s ‘very optimistic’ about Utah’s upcoming plan to save the Great Salt Lake
Utah's Great Salt Lake Commissioner said Utah is now ready to release a plan on how it will try and reverse the lake's downward trajectory.4 months ago
Jeffrey Dahdah and Dan Spindle, KSL TV
If you save it, they will come: How recreation and tourism are already surging at the Great Salt Lake
Environmental experts hope the renewed tourist and local interest in the Great Salt Lake will keep it from disappearing.4 months ago
Jeff Dahdah, KSL TV
Great Salt Lake preservation key for global food security
A valuable food resource that supplies the world, could disappear with the Great Salt Lake if water levels are not maintained.5 months ago
Dan Rascon and Mary Culbertson, KSL TV
West Jordan water district offers locals help amid Great Salt Lake water crisis
Jordan Valley Water Conservative District is working to improve water conservation for cities, developers, and local residents to help improve Utah's water crisis problem, after Salt Lake City's population boom.5 months ago
Dan Rascon and Larry D. Curtis
Great Salt Lake: Utah farmers adapting to survive drought, changing water laws
According to the USDA, more than 500 Utah farms went out of business between 2017 and 2022 while Utah goes through decades of drought. New Utah laws change a long-standing policy of 'use it or lose it.'5 months ago
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.5 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
Great Salt Lake trust issues $8.5M to 8 projects seeking to protect lake’s wetlands
The Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust announced Tuesday that it is sending a little more than $8.5 million in grant funds over the next two years to help fund projects that seek to preserve wetlands by the Great Salt Lake.6 months ago
Mike Anderson
Nature conservancy secures funding to further irrigate Shorelands Preserve
The Nature Conservancy is spending nearly a quarter-million dollars with the help of a Utah Department of Agriculture grant to better irrigate a portion of the Shorelands Preserve, near Kaysville.7 months ago
Carter Williams, KSL.com
‘Our state is up to the task’: New initiative seeks to solve Great Salt Lake’s woes
A group of researchers and other prominent figures are seeking the help of thousands to solve the Great Salt Lake's woes once and for all, as the lake's water levels remain well below the healthy mark even after a welcomed bump from Utah's record snowpack earlier this year.7 months ago
