Water shortage

Education, water management, housing affordability, and other key issues take center stage as the 2025 General Session begins.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Logan City Council will be making decisions regarding a water pipeline project that could threaten the health of 17 ash trees along Canyon Road, as well as a proposed energy contract that could shape the city's long-term sustainability.

While Logan city residents fight for the preservation of Island neighborhood trees, residents have resolved a conflict over the Logan River.

Logan needs to build a water tank and waterline to support a growing population, but the project threatens historic trees along a beloved road.

The state must build resiliency into its land and water use planning to deal with water scarcity and promote responsible and sustainable growth.

Our guest for the hour today is Brian Steed, the Executive Director of the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air at Utah State University. The institute’s annual Report to the Governor and Legislature on Utah’s Land, Water, and Air will be released at an event on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City. This year’s report will feature five sections on land, water, air, the Colorado River, and energy, all of which are important to our quality of life in Utah. We’ll preview the report today.

The Colorado River provides water to much of the Western U.S., making shifts in precipitation critical to metropolitan areas downstream.

On this episode we talk water with Robert Crifasi. We discuss rivers, water projects, the culture of water, the ecosystems water projects have created or destroyed, and the reliance of cities, farms, and industries on this critical resource.

A small town located eight miles from Capitol Reef National Park is considered to be in a state of emergency due to a water shortage.More than half of the…