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New construction is key to saving water, including the Colorado River

While a lot of emphasis has been placed on the agricultural use of water in Utah, particularly in the Great Salt Lake drainage, a resolution is asking cities to do their part to conserve by adopting water efficiency standards for new construction.

A Utah lawmaker and his supporters say communities need to be more proactive on adopting water efficiency standards when it comes to new construction to help deal with Utah’s water scarcity problem.

A Utah lawmaker and his supporters say communities need to be more proactive on adopting water efficiency standards when it comes to new construction to help deal with Utah’s water scarcity problem.

Runoff filled reservoirs and knocked Utah out of drought status and water use only ticked up slightly.

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Water planners work on a 50-year horizon and while they knew the rate of population growth would vary, planners of the past anticipated our current population and water supply projects were scaled to meet the anticipated demand.

A proposed boost in federal money to help the Great Salt Lake watershed and the lake itself was introduced Wednesday in Congress by two GOP members of Utahs delegation.

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Two members of Utah’s congressional delegation are proposing a way to direct more money to the Great Salt Lake watershed. Learn more here.