Unfurling a 10-foot banner dictating a “Great Salt Lake To-Do List,” approximately 20 people organized by the group Save Our Great Salt Lake stood on the steps outside the House chamber and demanded action.
include $200 million to reduce water use in agriculture, $15 million to meter untreated water and $3 million for a conservation education campaign. They’re also passing several bills to incentivize the replacement of thirsty turf for water-wise landscaping.
“We were unable to get the piece where that water gets moved to the lake,” Rep. Doug Owens, D-Millcreek, who sponsored the altered legislation, told Fox 13 News. “We are going to ask for that to be voluntary this year, and it’s going to be mandatory soon.” Back at the rally, activists were looking for action. “Saving water is one thing, making sure it gets to the Great Salt Lake is another,” Alex Veillieux, a member of Save Our Great Salt Lake, said.
Utah farmer Madeleine Bavley brought agriculture into the conversation, saying that “it’s not a question of sustaining agriculture or saving the Great Salt Lake. We must do both.”
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