Cities and public utilities have filed a deluge of water reuse applications to get ahead of a bill meant to keep their treated wastewater flowing to the Great Salt Lake. Here’s why cities say ...

“We’ve got to do water-wise landscaping. We’re not going to have nonfunctional turf like medians in highways and stuff,” Rep. Owens said at the second Great Salt Lake Summit.

Great Salt Lake water levels have been in decline since 1986, and they hit a new low in fall 2022. Drought and human overconsumption of water from the rivers that feed the lake are the main ...

Despite two wet years, the Great Salt Lake is still in crisis. Lake levels fluctuate, but the long-term trend remains persistently low. To restore the lake, Utah needs a solution that adapts to ...

Salt Lake City residents have decreased their use of water by 20 percent since 2000, she said, but if they don’t uphold that habit, the city’s water concerns could worsen.