In Utah, a bill targeting mineral extraction on the Great Salt Lake has advanced after a tense hearing, focusing on the regulation of mineral companies that use 7% of the lake's water. Concurrently, a plan to extract lithium in southeast Utah is under scrutiny for its potential effects on water from the Colorado River. To address water scarcity, new legislation has been proposed to explore the option of obtaining more water from outside the state.
Could Utah get more water from outside the state? Proposed bill opens that option. Read below: https://t.co/yLA7aqSaxv
Could Utah get more water from outside the state? Proposed bill opens that option https://t.co/9Byeum7SZg
Mineral companies use 7% of Great Salt Lake’s water. Here’s how a bill would change their business. https://t.co/LOez0U1D3P
From @kyle_dunphey: Bill targeting mineral extraction on Great Salt Lake advances after tense meeting #utpol #utleg https://t.co/qUbwKpIcwx via @UTNewsDispatch
Utah looks to other states for more water under new bill https://t.co/WrVv65eCWV
A plan to extract lithium — the lustrous, white metal used in electric vehicle batteries — in southeast Utah is adding to an anxiety familiar in the arid American West: how the project could affect water from the Colorado River. https://t.co/Dlf3hgR1rk
A significant piece of legislation on the Great Salt Lake is advancing on Utah's Capitol Hill after a tense hearing concerning how mineral companies can use water that hits the lake. https://t.co/1p7GuouXb2