Brian Steed knows the stakes are high. 'It’s exciting and a little scary,' he said in an interview Friday with FOX 13 News.
"It’s exciting and a little scary," he said in an interview Friday with FOX 13 News."I think there’s a lot on the line in getting the Great Salt Lake right."
The Great Salt Lake dropped to its lowest level in recorded history last year, alarming the public and political leaders. A shrinking lake impacts public health, the economy and Utah's ecology with toxic dust that blows into northern Utah communities, reduced snowpack in the mountains and reduced wetland habitat.
The good news is the Great Salt Lake has risen about 5 1/2 feet since that historic low last year thanks to an amazing winter that produced record-breaking snowfall. But the lake still is about 4 to 5 feet below what's considered a"healthy range." Utah's Department of Natural Resources told FOX 13 News on Friday that the like has likely hit its peak this year and levels will now start declining as a result of hotter temperatures and increased water diversion upstream.
Steed said he would like to see more agriculture producers adopt new technologies that help them grow crops with less water.
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