News 2009

 

October News:

10/13/09 In Arid West, Thirsty Lawns Get Cut From Plans

10/12/09 Utah Lake symposium is Wednesday at UVU

10/9/09 Utah civic group looks at water in a changing climate

10/8/09 Time to turn water off in Top of Utah

10/8/09 Area water levels below average

10/8/09 Magna Water wants fed funds for cleanup project

10/7/09 Reclamation awards $1 million for Colorado River study

10/7/09 Snake Valley

10/6/09 It's Time to Stop Watering

10/1/09 Utah's water year just short of 30-year average

September News:

9/27/09 Utah's 2009 Water Year

9/25/09 Governor insists deal will protect Utah's water

9/25/09 Herbert's assurances fail to ease Snake Valley fears

9/24/09 Initiative aims to boost safety of Utah's canals

9/21/09 Utah officials wary of possible spring flooding

9/20/09 Quick decisions in water dispute could hurt Utah

9/17/09 Botulism blamed for dead birds at Great Salt Lake

9/16/09 H2O in Northern Utah's bank / Water managers: Precipitation, temperatures just right

9/10/09 Water project may get debt deferred

9/09/09 Utah-Nevada water plan draws fire

9/09/09 River project not flowing smoothly

9/08/09 Water Quality 'top of the agenda in Utah district'

9/08/09 Snake Valley water split angers Utahns

9/08/09 Study: Global warming would hit Utah hard

9/07/09 Utah Residents Weigh In on Las Vegas Water Plans

9/07/09 Could we help bring rain to fight fires by using cloud-seeding?

9/04/09 2 citizens hearings set on water deal

August News:

8/31/09 2 meetings on Snake Valley plan

8/28/09 Ditch the green to save some green: Xeriscape

8/21/09 Water tax

8/21/09 Great Salt Lake stands out -- for mercury pollution

8/20/09 Feds award grants for irrigation pipelines

8/19/09 Utah lawmakers not sold on Snake Valley water deal

8/19/09 Cache County well closed

8/19/09 US Army Corps extends pipeline comment deadline

8/19/09 Hearing held over possible Snake Valley water deal

8/17/09 Snake Valley ranchers riled by 'sellout' water deal

8/17/09 Researchers: shrinking Teton glaciers will affect Utah water

8/15/09 Utah critics blast gag order on Nevada water talks

8/15/09 50-50 split? Utah-Nevada water deal draws flak

8/13/09 Utah and Nevada divide underground water

8/13/09 Western Utah ranchers call water deal a 'death sentence'

8/12/09 Crews to take on invasive reed at Utah Lake

8/10/09 Panel begins plotting strategy to address canal safety

8/08/09 Temporary repairs keep Cache County water flowing

8/02/09 Counties fear Utah selling out Snake Valley water

July News:

7/29/09 Dog droppings raise watershed concerns

7/29/09 Snake Valley aquifer deal close

7/28/09 Utah, Nevada nearing deal on Snake Valley aquifer

7/25/09 Page utility contracted for pipeline study

7/24/09 Endangered Green River fish will have enough water year-round

7/23/09 Study: West faces water 'catastrophe'

7/22/09 Federal engineers propose changes to Logan canal

7/22/09 Study calculates warming threat to Colorado River

7/22/09 Feds: Eliminate or re-route Logan's killer canal

7/21/09 Invasive quagga mussels may cost the West Coast millions in maintenance

7/21/09 Key O.C. water source under threat, but how badly?

7/21/09  Water experts: Mining near Grand Canyon is risky

7/21/09 Magna gets some good - but mostly bad - water news

7/21/09 Logan to put water back in canal for farmers

7/20/09 Interior halting uranium mining at Grand Canyon

7/20/09 Study: Colorado River water reservoirs could be depleted by 2057

7/20/09 Officials warn of cold temperatures in Utah lakes

7/19/09 For one Utah canal company, maintenance is watchword

7/17/09 Logan canal collapse: No criminal probe on horizon

7/09/09 Experts say carp virus is no answer at Utah Lake

7/09/09 Utah tribes get stimulus money for drinking water

7/08/09 Panel OKs $51M for Utah

7/08/09 Time to put a halt to destructive plan for Great Salt Lake

7/07/09 National Guard cleaning up jet fuel leak

7/04/09 Mineral firm seeks to double footprint

7/02/09 One record broken with wet June

7/01/09 Road map in place for rehabilitating Utah Lake

June News:

6/29/09 Great Salt Lake cleans itself of natural pollutant

6/29/09 Utah Lake Master Plan Adopted

6/28/09 It's Now Legal to Catch a Raindrop in Colorado

6/26/09 Utah authorizes $4 million in water projects

6/25/09 Eureka Residents Told to Boil Water

6/24/09 9 water projects awarded funding

6/22/09 13 water projects in the state compete for stimulus funding

6/17/09 Western Governors and new thinking on water

6/14/09 Geologist: Southern Utah aquifer could be developed

6/11/09 Soggy weather's silver lining / Northern Utah reservoirs getting their fill

6/10/09 Boating: Lake Powell to require mussel inspections

6/05/09 GSL selenium standard is a product of study

May News:

5/20/09 Suspect boat nabbed before reaching NW waters

April News:

4/28/09 Drinking water to benefit from federal stimulus money

4/15/09 Utah water project to get $50 million

4/15/09 Concerns raised about Wyo-Col water pipeline

4/15/09 Hydrologist keeping an eye on streams following rainstorm

4/14/09 Federal money allocated to improve water treatment plant

4/08/09 Water forcast for Lake Powell promising

4/06/09 Recent storms bring welcome addition to Utah snowpack

4/06/09 Utah divvies up federal funds for water projects

4/03/09 Utah is so shafted, water-wise

4/02/09 Natural Resources Associate Dean Honored for Water Quality Work

4/02/09 Snowpack looking better for Northern Utah

4/01/09 Delay sought in Snake Valley pipeline project

March News:

3/30/09 USGS: Some Utah wells have elevated contaminants

3/23/09 Storm good for Utah's snowpack

3/23/09 BYU students help push clean-water effort

3/22/09 Rancher proposes water pipeline from Mo. to Colo.

3/22/09 March not helping much waterwise

3/21/09 Groundwater tests show no drinking water threat

3/20/09 Scientists warn against sending water to Las Vegas

3/19/09 Dry spell prompts adjustment to Utah water outlook

3/19/09 Orem aqueduct soon to benefit west side of lake

3/18/09 Utah's water hopes are melting away

3/18/09 Water district seeks input on important projects

3/14/09 Provo facing fines for water quality violations

3/13/09 Tiny mussel poses giant threat to Utah waters

February News:

2/26/09 Environmental Task Force to tackle arsenic in Fairfield

2/25/09 Environmentalists sue to slow SNWA pipeline progress to a snail's pace

2/25/09 Climate change could create Utah water challenges

2/21/09 Great Lakes scourge infects West

2/19/09 Water totals from storm stun experts

2/17/09 Davis Beat - Water picture looking bright

2/16/09 Funds fun dry for testing fish for mercury content

2/13/09 Agency gives OK for S. Utah water pipeline studies

2/12/09 House OKs Matheson's water bill

2/11/09 Snowfalls to help water year

2/07/09 Water rights

2/05/09 Bill would let residents capture rainwater

2/04/09 Fairfield mayor appeals for help

2/04/09 New Utah water boss OK'd by Senate, braces for battles

2/03/09 Water bill gives farmers the edge

2/03/09 Invasive quagga mussles detected at Utah reservoir

2/03/09 Owners unhappy about decision on treated sewage effluent

January News:

1/28/09 Salt Lake City seeks funds to finish Jordan River trail

1/27/09 Weekend storm adds to water levels

1/27/09 Utah outlook: Drier summer, wetter winters

1/13/09 Water year: So far, so good

1/12/09 Huntsman taps new water czar

1/11/09 Shell Oil's pursuit of local waters could have big impacts

1/07/09 Shell seeks Colo. water for oil shale production