The Great Salt Lake Collaborative reached out to all three candidates in this year's Salt Lake mayoral race to ask them about their thoughts on the future of the struggling lake and why it matters.
, which is not to say the lake isn't important, but rather, as mayor, it's my responsibility to weigh priorities on a scale of importance and ability to impact.
if the lake fails with toxic dust clouds that lay at the bottom of the lake. We have no choice but to save the lake and act now.""The threatened Great Salt Lake ranks as a top priority. That would be a 1 if that's 'top priority' or 10 if that's 'top priority.'because metals "A lot of the water doesn't even make it to the farmers as it gets lost through inefficient piping and infrastructure. The lake is a Utah concern and as mayor, I would do everything to bring coalitions together, leading from the city, to work with all parties to protect the lake. I support the
"Conservation: ... Earlier this year, I ordered a top-to-bottom review of water usage in every city-owned facility and park to identify new opportunities to conserve water. The results will inform significant city policy in my second term, though preliminary results are already helping us prioritize high-impact projects, like insulating our fleet vehicle wash station to save millions of gallons annually.
"To achieve necessary changes for saving the , we must recognize that even if every household permanently stopped watering lawns, that would not be a major factor in saving the . While alfalfa farming represents only 0.2% of the Utah economy, it uses 68% of available water. "There wouldn't be a Salt Lake City without the Great Salt Lake. Losing the lake would have an enormous impact on our livable environment, public health, population stability, economy, tourism and more.
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