Water Supply

Rapid melting can be difficult for water managers to plan around because reservoirs are built for a gradual influx of snow. That can lead to more flooding without more long-term water supply.

Crockett Avenue Irrigation Company President Gordon Colson and Cache Water District Manager Nathan Daugs join us to discuss the Little Logan River Watershed Project.

In other news, some Riverton residents oppose the city's agreement with federal immigration enforcement. And, some evacuation orders were lifted for the Widemouth 2 Fire.

Upper Basin states like Utah worry water could get leased to cities downstream. Tribe members say they want to access a resource that is rightfully theirs.

Critics of a major upcoming canal project in Cache Valley join us today to discuss water conservation, Great Salt Lake, and more on Access Utah.

Federal data typically focuses on the total amount of water stored, but some water has to stay in reservoirs to keep dams working. That means even less is available for cities and farms.

We talk with Amy Bowers Cordalis about her new book "The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life."

Too much rain at once after dry spells can make it hard for water to absorb into soil. Corey Lesk, co-author of a new study, described it as "asking the land to drink from a firehouse."

What an unusually hot spring means for Utah’s shrinking inland sea, and whether residents should expect more dust storms.

Recent policy changes in Utah have expanded state authority and narrowed how large projects like Stratos can be challenged.