Toxic Dust, Empty Reservoirs, and Utah’s Water Reckoning
On today’s KSL News Daily, Maria Shilaos follows Utah’s water crisis from the Great Salt Lake to the Colorado River reservoirs that help power and supply the West. Ben Hart of the Utah Inland Port Authority explains how property tax dollars from west-side development are being directed toward shoreline preservation and wetland conservation, and why the lake’s health is now an economic issue as well as an environmental one.
Then the show turns to Lake Powell and Lake Mead, where combined water storage is hitting historic lows and experts warn the region is running out of time…
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