Utah Rivers Council

Great Salt Lake Victory and 2025 Legislative Report Card Unveiled - mailchi.mp/utahrivers/202…

Our New Years Resolution: Save the Great Salt Lake - mailchi.mp/utahrivers/rai…

Read our newest press release with Glen Canyon Institute and Great Basin Water Network regarding the crisis at Glen Canyon Dam: utahrivers.org/s/New-Bureau-o…

Utah residents outside these municipalities can purchase rain barrels for just $83. Both prices are a big discount from the American-made rain barrel’s $154.99 retail price. Rain barrels are an affordable and easy way for individuals to engage in water conservation!

Today we launched our 2024 RainHarvest Program! Residents of participating municipalities can purchase a rain barrel for the subsidized price of just $55, while supplies last. Residents can order discounted rain barrels at: rainbarrelprogram.org/urc.

Today, Utah Rivers Council presented in the Utah House of Rep. Democratic Caucus and @SenatorRomney paid us all a visit to discuss his efforts in Washington on Utah's behalf and remind us of the importance of bipartisanship!

The Utah Transparency Project calls SB 211 a "Closed-Door Bill" sltrib.com/news/2024/02/0…

The bill also allows this Water Development Council to access a state fund containing at least $150 million for Bear River Development, conceivably allowing them to purchase Bear River damsites or water rights for the project before the public learns about such acquisition.

This means the Council can meet secretly, prepare meeting minutes, or share records with reporters and the public. Conversations about funding contractors, evading regulations and avoiding public scrutiny could all occur in these meetings and the public will never know.

SB 211 creates a Water Development Council. This Council will advance upstream diversions of GSL waters while preventing the public from knowing because the entity is exempt from both the Open and Public Meetings Act and the Government Records Access and Management Act.

SB 211 is a disastrous new bill for the Great Salt Lake. Contact the Senators on the Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Committee, and tell them to vote "NO" on SB 211.

Join us for a Rally to Save Our Great Salt Lake on Saturday, Jan 20th, 3 pm at the Capitol! While our legislature has taken some steps to protect the lake in recent years, we need to see bolder action in 2024 to match the urgency and severity of this crisis.  We need your voice

Sign our petition today to abandon the Lake Powell Pipeline! chng.it/BjXHHNSTSc

On this #GivingTuesday, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Utah Rivers Council. Your generosity will help us continue this crucial work to protect the Great Salt Lake for generations to come. Donate today at utahrivers.org/donate

Sign the 4,200 Project Pledge at 4200GSL.org and join a rapidly-growing community of advocates fighting to restore the Great Salt Lake.

We need your support in the fight to restore the Great Salt Lake and raise water levels to 4,200 feet. The 4,200 Project Pledge is a call to action that outlines how to get involved in the fight to restore the GSL and affirms your commitment to protecting this aquatic treasure.

Our 12 policy solutions fall into five distinct categories, Goals and Governance, Municipal Solutions, Funding and Taxes, Secondary Water, and Agricultural Solutions. You can explore each policy solution on our interactive website 4200gsl.org.

Included in the 4,200 Project are 12 policy solutions to raise Great Salt Lake water levels to a sustainable and healthy level.

The 4,200 Project Guidebook serves as a ‘one stop shop’ for our proposed solutions to educate and empower the public, elected officials, and other stakeholders to get involved in the effort to save the GSL. You can access and download the Guidebook at 4200gsl.org!

This 140 page research paper written by the staff at Utah Rivers Council, details the dozen legislative tools available to us to raise the water levels of the Great Salt Lake.

We have been blow away by the support we've received after the launch of the 4,200 Project! We want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has engaged with this campaign so far. We are grateful for and energized by your support.