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Water research, money to keep the state’s turf buy-back program going strong and compensation for farmers who agree to split season leases for their crops

A record year for snowfall dug much of the West out of drought, and in Utah, it meant reservoirs at healthy levels, a rise in the Great Salt Lake and promise for Lake Powell. Is it enough, however?

The four states are not taking land and they are not buying water rights. But the Colorado River is in trouble and the Upper Basin states are saving water where they can when it comes to consumptive use.

Utah and three other states are working on taking less water from the Colorado River. It’s not easy, it’s not overnight, but it shows promise. Read more.

A Utah lawmaker wants to combine the efforts of multiple agencies and landowners to address aging canals, save water and put in a network of trails to boost transportation and recreation access in high value areas.