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In a debate at Weber State University on Thursday, candidates vying for Mitt Romney's open U.S. Senate seat debated possible priorities and solutions for water issues in Utah.
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In other news, The Utah Division of Water Quality is warning of various toxic algal blooms in multiple Utah waterbodies.
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The Jordan Valley Water Conservancy announced Monday that it plans to release about 10,000 acre-feet of water from Utah Lake over the next month, sending more water to the Great Salt Lake via the Jordan River, which connects the two bodies of water.
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With agreements expiring in 2026, Utah Water Research Lab at Utah State University is looking to inform others of what is likely to occur to the Colorado River after these management systems are gone.
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Utah researchers are working to restore Green River tributaries with a host of strategies including reintroducing beavers and removing invasive plants.
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Compass Mineral's has agreed to allot a permanent, yearly amount of water to help Great Salt Lake water levels.
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Utah currently has 227 "high hazard" dams, 107 in which are in need of some sort of rehabilitation based on Utah's criteria. The issue is the state only has funding for 6 of these 107 dams.
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Zach Renstrom, general manager of the Washington County Water Conservancy, recently talked with St. George News to detail lesser known effects of wildfires on Utah's water supply.
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Brigham City is once again treating the Mantua Reservoir for contamination from algal blooms. The teams treating the reservoir I focusing on targeting a specific area in the reservoir rather than the treating the entire area as they did last year.
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According to the Center for Disease Control, you can use wastewater data as an early warning that levels of infections may be increasing or decreasing in your community.