From rethinking water rights, investing in imperiled lakes and creating incentives to conservation, here’s how new legislation could finally shift attitudes about water in the nation’s second-driest state.
. Under that legislation, developers will need to prove that the project will benefit the environment, make financial sense and have a “solid legal footing,” according to Rep. Keven Stratton, the bill’s sponsor. State regulators will draft objectives for the development, and the Legislature and governor will need to signoff on selling any of the state-owned lake bed.
Instead of farmers planting crops and taking a loss to preserve their rights, they can instead get paid to benefit Utah’s waterways. Ferry, a farmer based in Box Elder County, called it a “market-based solution.”The days of unlimited outdoor watering are numbered Weber Basin water district is installing secondary water meters today as part of a program to reduce water waste, seen Thursday, April 26, 2018.
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