Legislative Water Development News Today

As Utah lawmakers continually search for continued ways to protect the ailing Great Salt Lake, a new target has emerged: Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the saline waterbody. The company has a massive amount of water rights, pays little in severance taxes and has been mining for lithium in a pilot project the state asserts was not authorized.

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As Utah lawmakers continually search for continued ways to protect the ailing Great Salt Lake, a new target has emerged: Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the saline waterbody. The company has a massive amount of water rights, pays little in severance taxes and has been mining for lithium in a pilot project the state asserts was not authorized.

Utah House Majority Leader Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, said Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the Great Salt Lake is behaving as if it is the \

As Utah lawmakers continually search for continued ways to protect the ailing Great Salt Lake, a new target has emerged: Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the saline waterbody. The company has a massive amount of water rights, pays little in severance taxes and has been mining for lithium in a pilot project the state asserts was not authorized.

The state of Utah is scrutinizing a mineral company, accusing it of unauthorized extractions of lithium from the Great Salt Lake.

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A legislative commission is floating the idea of a pipeline to bring water from the Pacific Ocean into the Great Salt Lake.

By Representative Christine Watkins, District 69 Week two of the legislative session provided many opportunities. I spoke at a couple of luncheons, met with many incredible people and got to present two of my bills. Last week, the House and the Senate passed the base budget, which we will be using for our state expenses […]