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Bathtub Ring at Lake Mead

Nevada residents blast Utah’s Lake Powell pipeline plan

By Sam Metz, Associated Press | Posted - Aug. 30, 2020 at 7:51 p.m.

LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — A group of residents in a southern Nevada town that sits along the Colorado River are organizing a campaign to oppose... more ››

Lake Mead

US West faces reckoning over water but avoids cuts for now

By SAM METZ August 14, 2020

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The white rings that wrap around two massive lakes in the U.S. West are a stark reminder of how water levels are... more ››

Yampa River Steamboat Springs Colorado

Officials restrict water usage from northern Colorado river

August 27, 2020

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The primary part of the Yampa River in northern Colorado is under water usage restrictions for only the... more ››

Skull in Desert

August 1st "Climate and Water Report", NRCS-Utah Snow Survey

Jordan Clayton

July was a rough month in Utah’s valley locations, where a scant 0.4 inches of precipitation accumulated. Northern and Western Utah, and... more ››

Railway Interchange

Environmental groups sue Utah board over oil railway grants

By Brian Maffly 08/05/2020

Utah officials violated federal law last year when they awarded nearly $28 million in grants to plan and develop a railway that oil-... more ››

Flaming Gorge Reservoir

Utah water supply: Scientists say reservoirs healthy, worry about groundwater

BY KELLI PIERCE AUGUST 4, 2020 AT 6:42 AM

SALT LAKE CITY – With Utah experiencing several 100 degree plus days recently, Utahns have been turning on the tap for a cool drink of... more ››

Big Sand Wash Reservoir

Utah first state to benefit from transfer of federal water projects to local control under Dingell Act

By Jeff Parrott Jun 16, 2020, 5:49pm MDT

SALT LAKE CITY — Two federal watershed projects are expected to be turned over to Utah in a first-of-its-kind transfer from federal... more ››

Lake Powell Pipeline Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Lake Powell Pipeline Draft EIS Issued

Utah Division of Water Resources 06/09/2020

St. George, UT – After decades of study, the Lake Powell Pipeline has reached a critical milestone – the Bureau of Reclamation has issued... more ››

Boundary of Navajo Nation

U.S. Senate passes plan to deliver drinking water to Utah Navajos

By Dennis Romboy, @dennisromboy, Jun 5, 2020, 4:29pm MDT

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah members of the Navajo Nation, one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak, would no longer have to haul... more ››

Utah Climate and Weather Report

Utah Climate and Water Report

June 2020

May was another rough month for precipitation in Utah’s valley locations, where the statewide average precipitation ticked up just 0.3... more ››

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BLM conveys 790 acres to Uintah County

Land to be managed as open space to protect the watershed and underground karst system and aquifer

BLM Press Release - Tuesday, May 19, 2020VERNAL, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office today announced... more ››

Snow Survey

Utah Water Supply Outlook Report Published

USDA-NRCS Utah Snow Survey 05/01/2020

“While Utah’s statewide snow water equivalent (SWE) had been hovering around average for a while, April did not deliver its typical amount... more ››

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Utah Water Quality Task Force launches new website

Lindsey Peterson, ABC4 Staff

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 News) – The Utah Quality Task Force launched a small farms water quality website Monday afternoon to help small... more ››

Lawn Watering

Weekly Lawn Watering Guide targets water needs in each county

Utah Division of Water Resources

Is it time to turn the sprinklers on? Check the Utah Division of Water Resources’ Weekly Lawn Watering Guide and find out. The guide is... more ››

Kane County

Kane County opts out of Lake Powell Pipeline Project

By Amy Joi O'Donoghue, KSL

SALT LAKE CITY — The future of Kane County’s water supplies will not be part of the environmental review by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation... more ››

Colorado River

Utah teams up with Federal, State and water agencies to assess the state of the Colorado River

April 9, 2020

As one of the seven states that make up the Colorado River Basin, Utah takes an active interest in this critically important river that... more ››

Water Supply Forecast

Latest Utah Water Supply Outlook Report Published

USDA-NRCS Utah Snow Survey 04/01/2020

After a quiet February, Utah received some nice storms in March, and as of April 1st the statewide snow water equivalent (SWE) is 107% of... more ››

Coronavirus Information

Water Transmission and COVID-19

Rural Water Association of Utah 03/19/2020

Water Transmission and COVID-19 Drinking Water, Recreational Water and Wastewater: What You Need to Know Can the COVID-19 virus spread... more ››

Utah's Snowpack

Utah's snowpack and water supply in good shape as March winds down

Scott McKane - Fox 13 Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY — There is good news regarding Utah's snowpack and the water supply.Overall things are looking pretty good according to... more ››

Only Toilet Paper

Water treatment officials remind residents to only flush toilet paper

Jennifer Weaver - March 25, 2020

(KUTV) — The COVID-19 outbreak has increased the use of wet wipes, paper towels, and napkins that are stressing sewer lines in Utah.

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