Serious trouble ahead for the Great Salt Lake

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If nothing is done soon, the Great Salt Lake’s ecosystem will collapse in the next few years, Science Alert Opens in a new tab.reports.

The news follows the 2022 Geological Society of America’s Connects Conference, which warned that increased salinity at the lake is impeding ecological recovery.

The rising salinity level is caused by less fresh water reaching the lake, caused by drought and upstream diversions.

The Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western hemisphereOpens in a new tab., but has been shrinking to historic low levels, stirring fears of wildlife endangerment due to loss of wetlands and public health concerns associated with toxic dust that blows from the dry lake bed.  Potential economic lossesOpens in a new tab. are in the billions of dollars.

This summer, the Senate passed the Great Salt Lake Recovery ActOpens in a new tab., legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) to study historic drought conditions and protect the long-term health of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. . Representatives Chris Stewart (R-UT), Burgess Owens (R-UT), and John Curtis (R-UT) lead the companion legislation in the House.

 

 

 

 

Deborah

Since 1995, Deborah has owned and operated LegalTech LLC with a focus on water rights. Before moving to Arizona in 1986, she worked as a quality control analyst for Honeywell and in commercial real estate, both in Texas. She learned about Arizona's water rights from the late and great attorney Michael Brophy of Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite. Her side interests are writing (and reading), Wordpress programming and much more.

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