Ben Winslow is a reporter with FOX 13 covering a variety of topics including government, the Great Salt Lake, vice and polygamy.
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox urged Utahns to continue to conserve water, even in years when snowpack seems plentiful.
Utah's reservoirs are at 90% capacity, which is remarkable headed into a season with what could see above-average temperatures. Conservation measures help keep those reservoirs full, providing water for Utah's population. But Gov. Cox said he was optimistic that we'll go from a"very grave" situation to"just... bad." A shrinking Great Salt Lake poses significant threats to public health, wildlife and Utah's economy with toxic dust storms from an exposed lake bed and reduced snowpack .
On Thursday, state officials were meeting with scientists as well as land, water and air managers to discuss the dust problem and ways to mitigate it. FOX 13 News first reported on the meeting earlier this week."The way to use our resources that will help the most is to keep the lake full. That’s the cheapest and most ecologically, environmentally positive way to help with potential dust problems," he said.
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