After making their way through wet winter weather from the four (six?) corners of the state on Tuesday, Utah lawmakers were reminded by their chamber leaders that a generational drought continues to lurk under the deep Wasatch snowpack.
“This has been a wet winter so far—and that is great. But one winter alone won’t wash away two decades of drought,” House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, said. “The ongoing drought, our management of state water, increased resources for water in Southern Utah and preservation of the Great Salt Lake are top priorities for this House.”
CAPITOL HILL—After making their way through wet winter weather from the four (six?) corners of the state on Tuesday, Utah lawmakers were reminded by their chamber leaders that a generational drought continues to lurk under the deep Wasatch snowpack…