Water

The application for preliminary permits is Nature and People First's latest proposal for energy development on tribal land. The federal government denied a similar proposal by the company in 2024.

Bureau of Reclamation commissioner Scott Cameron said his agency is working on a new plan for sharing water, but can't provide exact dates yet.

The framework is designed to protect the environment and Utah’s economic growth.

Captain Paiute is, that's who. Las Vegas artist Theo Tso tells about his comic book character from a fictional tribe, who fights villains putting Indigenous Peoples at risk.

The Bureau of Reclamation is expected to announce a decision in the next couple of weeks, and said it is weighing several factors, including the Colorado River's ecological health and Glen Canyon Dam's hydropower production.

So far, PFAS testing has found levels below the EPA limit in the vast majority of Utah systems. But more money for testing could be on the way.

The declaration isn’t a surprise. Utah’s water outlook has been deteriorating for months following the state’s warmest fall and winter on record.

A new proposal for sharing Colorado River water would bring negotiators together every couple of years. That could create uncertainty and get in the way of big solutions for the future.

Orem has a new wastewater reuse facility that is projected to save 175 million gallons of drinking water a year and reduce harmful algal blooms at Utah Lake.

Lake Powell’s dire water level forecast is prompting an unprecedented move: transporting a massive marina to deeper waters. It’s another example of how the West’s historically dry, warm year is straining the Colorado River.

Local fishermen are “going to want to get out now, especially if they have a boat,” says the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The bad snowpack and drought are likely to take their toll.

The three Western states say their proposal would save 3.2 million acre-feet of water through 2028. That’s enough water to serve more than 25 million people a year.