Wade Tuft News Today

Residents of Wichita Falls, Texas, are celebrating a new record this week: the return of healthy water levels to the lakes in their area.

Controlled water releases are set to begin at Utah Lake as it reaches maximum capacity, which are expected to benefit the Great Salt Lake.

I was surprised and excited when I heard on the news last week that the Central Utah Water Conservancy District <a href="https://www.fox13now.com/news/great-salt-lake-collaborative/50-million-gallons-of-water-begins-diversion-to-great-salt-lake" target="_blank">was releasing 50 million gallons of water per day</a> from reservoirs for the next few weeks. The water will leave the Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs, flow through the Provo and Jordan Rivers and end ...

Starting Tuesday morning, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District opened the floodgates to divert 50 million gallons of water each day into the lake, which has suffered during the state's recent drought.

While things have been looking up for the Great Salt Lake recently, the body of water synonymous with the Beehive State began getting an extra boost Tuesday to quench its thirst.