Rep. Nate Blouin's resolution to create a target level for the Great Salt Lake was voted down by a Senate committee despite widespread public support.
sponsored by Nate Blouin, D- Salt Lake City, aimed to create a lake level goal of 4,198 feet, which, according to Blouin, is the lowest level the lake can possibly be to maintain a healthy ecosystem. Today, the lake sits at 4,190 feet. According to Blouin, the resolution would not be binding. However it would establish the Great Salt Lake water level as a government priority.Many members of the public testified in favor of the resolution Wednesday, Feb.
”There are some who think this goal is too lofty, too out of reach,” she said, “but I would disagree it’s not lofty enough.” “We shouldn’t place one [issue] above another,” he said. “I’m really worried that setting a number on a terminal sailing lake like this will put a stake in the sand. It will do it in a way that’s not as holistic as we need to.”“There is a disinterest by the Legislature to hold ourselves accountable as a state for a goal to restore the Great Salt Lake,” said Zach Frankel, Executive Director of the Utah Rivers Council.
Matthew Berry, a policy specialist at the Utah Rivers Council, expressed dismay at what according to him was a refusal to host a conversation about a non-binding resolution.
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