Ben Winslow is a reporter with FOX 13 covering a variety of topics including government, the Great Salt Lake, vice and polygamy.
New numbers show that nearly 70,000 acre feet of water has been donated to the Great Salt Lake.The donations come from major water rights holders like The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Rio Tinto Kennecott. Ogden City and local water districts have also sent water downstream to the lake. The total water — 69,342 acre-feet — was revealed to the Legislative Water Development Commission during a hearing on Tuesday afternoon.
'We’ve seen some great efficiencies of all of our customer agencies and retail customers who I think are conserving a lot of water. There’s a whole lot of water in the system which allows more water to go to the Great Salt Lake,' he said.'I'm happy for this amount,' Rep. Briscoe replied.Ahead of the upcoming legislative session, the Great Salt Lake Commissioner's Office also had a wish list of policy items to tackle.
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