So, now that our governor has taken his victory lap and established how he stands in the Lord’s favor, it is time to get serious about water issues in Utah.real steps
toward recognizing that we live in a desert that, due to climate change, is becoming ever-more deserty. One major step was a new rule that abandons more than a century of use-it-or-lose it water rights, allowing farmers and other large landowners to choose to allow their water allocations to flow on past without giving up their water rights altogether. Another launched what will be a long process to start metering what’s called “,” or untreated water that is used to irrigate gardens and landscaping and ought to be counted in the state’s water use.
The bad news is that a lot of the measures passed have been studies, committees, educational efforts and new offices. And that other proposals, such as establishing a minimum level for the Great Salt Lake, or telling city governments they can’t require residents and businesses to cover their properties with thirsty green grass, were shot down, some by