Ben Winslow is a reporter with FOX 13 covering a variety of topics including government, the Great Salt Lake, vice and polygamy.
The state of Utah is signing an agreement for a significant donation of water to the Great Salt Lake.It's with a company that has faced some state scrutiny in the past over its water use and mineral extraction on the lake. Compass Minerals has agreed to permanently donate more than 200,000 acre feet of water per year to benefit the Great Salt Lake, Utah's Department of Natural Resources confirmed.
“They have also committed to permanently relinquish nearly 65,000 acres of leased land around the lake, withdrawing that land from future mineral leasing and returning it to the FFSL’s stewardship.”Earlier this year, the legislature reworked how mineral extraction companies work on the Great Salt Lake. But the donation by the company is voluntary.
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