Great Salt Lake Collaborative
Bill to create studies on cost of water infrastructure proceeds
January 26th 2023 by Emma Keddington / Great Salt Lake Collaborative
A bill that would study how water districts use property taxes to fund water projects passed a committee Wednesday, Jan. 25. SB34, sponsored by Sen. Daniel McCay (R-Salt Lake City), directs the Dep...
Bill that would publicize how much water golf courses use meets opposition
January 26th 2023 by Emma Keddington / Great Salt Lake Collaborative
A bill requiring both public and privately owned golf courses to publish their annual water usage was held Wednesday after it was opposed by the golf industry. “It’s not dead, so we’ll go work on i...
Bill may help water conservation efforts
January 20th 2023 by Alexis Perno / Great Salt Lake Collaborative
The Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee unanimously approved a bill that supporters say will aid in coordinating water conservation efforts. Sen. Scott Sandall’s water a...
Committee approves Great Salt Lake license plate
January 20th 2023 by Alexis Perno / Great Salt Lake Collaborative
A bill that would create a Great Salt Lake special license plate and direct revenue toward lake-related preservation efforts passed committee Thursday, Jan. 19. The Senate Transportation, Public Ut...
Las Vegas vs. Great Salt Lake water districts: This graphic explains the differences
November 13th 2022 by Wendy Ogata / Great Salt Lake Collaborative
Water Conservation: Utah vs. Las Vegas The Southern Nevada Water Authority is a leader in water conservation. But can their approach be compared to what is going on in Utah? What ideas can be taken...
Utah officials applauds Nevada’s water conservation measures; cautions against direct comparisons
November 8th 2022 by Wendy Ogata / Great Salt Lake Collaborative
Golf course “water budgets.” Pool size limits. A complete ban on grass landscaping. Full-time water wasting investigators. The Southern Nevada Water Authority is hard core in its water-conservation me...