[MrShane]

This one will give ya the warm fuzzies inside!

Great Salt Lake set to vanish in 5 years, experts warn Utah lawmakers in dire report

Utah has months to reverse the lake's decline before it's too late, according to a dire report.

www.ksl.com

That report dated 7/22/22 said we only had months to save the lake.
That deadline has come and gone.
Did we succeed?

 

[JerryH]

Perfect timing.
Write when I plan on being out of here.

 

[MrShane]

Perfect timing.
Write when I plan on being out of here.

Jerry, where you going?
You probably already know but I helped a mutual friend of ours move to Montana last Oct.

 

[JerryH]

We haven't zeroed it down quite yet. But there will be some dirt road back streets!

 

[backcountry]

That report dated 7/22/22 said we only had months to save the lake.
That deadline has come and gone.
Did we succeed?

To be fair, that's not what the white paper said nor the quote from the authors. That was a poor summary under a photo on the part of KSL. The authors just said what decisions were made in those months would be important. And that makes sense given the sluggish pace of government and bureaucracies. But the experts don't seem to be as naive as to claim we only had months to save the lake.

 

[ridgetop]

You can witness Sloths now.
Just go to any fast food restaurant where teenagers work and you are sure to find one or two.
The dead give away that you have located one is if your order comes to something like $4.78 and you don’t want a pocket full of change so you slide $5.03 across the counter.
The looks of confusion and the contorted face wondering why you paid the the .03 is the ‘tell’.

What's really funny is when they give you 4 nickels and five pennies back😡 🤬

 

[ridgetop]

GSL vanishing in 5 years. Ya right, I'll take that bet. Not going to happen. Nice hyperbole though.

 

[paddler]

I see in the Trib this morning that even the non-binding resolution to establish a target level for the GSL of 4198 was voted down in the Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee by a vote of 4-2. All 4 Republicans voted against, both Democrats voted for the resolution.

When even a non-binding resolution goes down, you know that the legislature isn't serious about protecting the GSL.

 

[Vanilla]

Funny that the sponsor of that non-binding resolution even talked about how it isn't a big deal that was voted down, and he was doing it simply as a "feel-good" measure. (His words, not mine-see below for full quote)

If the legislature appropriates over $400m to help address water and the lake, is that more important than a non-binding resolution? Inquiring minds must know!

Anyone fretting about that resolution stalling while not paying attention to all the other bills that are moving forward with actual fiscal notes and things the state has to do attached is clearly only interested in team-sports politics and not actually the lake or the health of the state in general. If you go listen to the discussion in committee, there is absolutely a plan for the lake being pushed by Speaker Wilson, and its a very high priority of both legislative leadership and the governor. What party are those folks affiliated with, again?

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Senator Blouin - "It’s just a resolution so I'm not too worked up about it. It was really trying be a feel-good sort of thing," he told FOX 13 News.

 

[paddler]

So, this was just a "feel good" resolution backed by a bunch of conservation groups. Non-binding, doesn't establish any accountability, doesn't cost anything. I can't figure out why the Republicans voted against it. We know they like message bills and resolutions.

 

[Catherder]

This might help a little.

Church donates reservoir-level of permanent water shares to Great Salt Lake

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gifted tens of thousands of acre-feet in water rights to help preserve the Great Salt Lake

kutv.com

 

[Stimmy]

This will help. Unfortunately there is no quantifiable way to verify this water will make it to the lake. This is a very generous gift, no doubt, but we need to make sure it makes it to the GSL.

 

[backcountry]

I saw that article as well & I'm impressed by their decision. It's one of the few opportunities to be both selfish & looking out for your own long term interest.
Unfortunately, as hinted above, the state's mistake in over-allocating water shares is haunting us and will continue to do so even with this level of charity. And it's still a critical step in the right direction even if it simply turns into one less share holder not calling up their turn at the spigot in future water battles.

We are in a mess and one less variable in that jacked up equation could lead to better solutions.