Tag: Flood
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Potential Impacts from Flooding to Programs and Permits Administered by the Utah Division of Water Quality
Background During the winter of 2022-23 the State of Utah has experienced record setting snowfall. The resulting snowpack is causing Statewide concerns of potential flooding and the impacts to water quality, which relate to a number of programs and Permits that the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) oversees. Below are information and facts sheets that…
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Water, Water, Everywhere: Is Your Drinking Water Safe after a Flood?
Over the past month, snowpack runoff, wet weather, and warm conditions have led to major flooding in northern Utah. When the Bear River crested in mid-February 2017, Garland City, Tremonton, Bothwell, Thatcher, East Garland Park, Riverside, Fielding, Plymouth, Corinne, Deweyville, Portage, and areas below the Cutler dam were hit with area-wide flooding. Roads and railroad…