David Condos
KUER Southern Utah Reporter
David Condos is KUER’s southern Utah reporter based in St. George. He covers the dynamics shaping life in communities across the southern part of the state with a focus on environmental issues. His reporting has earned several prestigious honors, including a National Edward R. Murrow award, two Public Media Journalists Association awards and three Regional Edward R. Murrow awards. His radio stories have also regularly aired on NPR’s national programs Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Here & Now. Prior to joining KUER, Condos spent two and a half years covering rural Kansas for High Plains Public Radio and the Kansas News Service. He grew up in Nebraska, Colorado and Illinois and graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
A center pivot irrigation system sprays water on a crop field in Beaver County, Utah, July 6, 2023. The state’s new water banking program provides an avenue for farmers and other water users to lease some of their water to others without losing their rights to it.
A center pivot irrigation system sprays water on a crop field in Beaver County, Utah, July 6, 2023. The state’s new water banking program provides an avenue for farmers and other water users to lease some of their water to others without losing their rights to it.
In a dry state like Utah, there’s not always enough water to go around. But when there is extra water, how exactly do you spread it around? Over the past three years, the state’s water banking program...