The health and future of Utah Lake is the focus of a summit, bringing scientists and policy makers together.
"Let’s make sure we’re scientific, data-based and have factual answers so we can then look at the policy we want to proceed with," said Rep. Keven Stratton, R-Orem, who is hosting the summit on Tuesday night at Utah Valley University.
One idea that is getting a lot of attention to repair the lake is a massive dredging project that would ultimately create islands in the middle of it that could be developed with housing and buildings. Lake Restoration Solutions recently filed an application with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin the process to make it happen.
"It actually started with how do we dredge, and what do we do with that material? And people want to call them islands, they’re dredge containment areas," he said, adding that beneficial re-use is the goal.
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