Letter: Hundreds of projects have already improved Utah Lake's ecosystem, writes Teri in Saratoga Springs. If a company is allowed to build islands in the lake, the damage will be devastating and irreparable.
Like many life-long residents, I grew up hearing the rumors. “Utah Lake is so gross. It’s toxic and the carp have ruined it. The water used to be crystal clear all the time.” Yes, Utah Lake was badly damaged in the past, but these things are no longer true.
Hundreds of projects have improved conditions and aid the ecosystem in its natural state, which is a shallow lake with high turbidity. The June Sucker Recovery Implementation, under the Utah Division of Wildlife, is responsible for the creation of the Hobble Creek Delta and soon-to-be-finished Provo River Delta. Teams have removed 75% of the carp population, reduced the invasive phragmites plants by 70% and limited human-caused inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus.
We are already successfully saving Utah Lake. But if LRS is allowed to build islands the damage will be devastating and irreparable.
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