Category: Great Salt Lake Advisory Council

Background Great Salt Lake is of hemispheric importance as both a refueling stop for millions of migratory birds and a nesting area for others. Eighty percent of Utah’s wetlands surround the lake. The mineral extraction industry, duck hunting clubs, and the brine shrimp industry are dependent on the vitality of the lake. Nature enthusiasts flock…

Great Salt Lake Advisory Council 2010 General Session State of Utah General Description This bill enacts the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council Act to create the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council and address related issues. Highlighted Provisions This bill: defines terms; creates the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council; requires designated departments to provide staffing; and…

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Great Salt Lake Water Conservation Toolbox The Great Salt Lake Advisory Council, with support from SWCA Environmental Consultants and WSP Consultants, have developed this Water Conservation Toolbox, which is grounded in lessons learned and known constraints facing Utah’s municipalities. The purpose of this toolbox is to provide municipalities and other local governments with the information…

As instructed by House Bill 343, the Council reports annually to the Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee and advises the Governor, the Utah Department of Natural Resources, and the Utah Department of Environmental Quality on the sustainable use, protection and development of the Great Salt Lake.

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