Water infrastructure improvements in the works
The Central Iron County Water Conservancy District has made strides in water conservation with its Water Infrastructure Improvement Project.
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Flexible use has increased one farmer’s yield while conserving water
Utah laws have previously encouraged water overuse on farms, but changing how water is divided may give farmers, like Newcastle farmer Kimball Holt, a chance to branch out crop-wise while conserving water.
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Water conditions in southern Utah lead to mixed opinions from specialists
Conserving water has been increasingly crucial because of Utah’s population growth over the past five years. Growth and expansion have conservation specialists at odds with the outcome of Utah’s snowpack and how it will affect snow runoffs to streams and reservoirs.
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Utah reaches Great Salt Lake water rights agreement with Compass Minerals
The state of Utah reached a formal water rights agreement with Compass Minerals on Tuesday, September 3. This arrangement will divert 201,000 acre-feet of water back into the Great Salt Lake as long as the …
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Making it rain: How cloud seeding affects southern Utah’s water resources
Technology to increase precipitation from clouds might sound like something out of science fiction, but the Utah Department of Natural Resources has been using such technology since the mid-20th century. Cloud seeding increases the amount …
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Why Utahns should be worried about the state’s water supply
The Utah Department of National resources weekly update reported that most of the state downgraded from exceptional drought — the most urgent category of drought that can lead to widespread crop losses, fire risk and …
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