Join us Sunday for a talk by Dr. Chris Lant about the reform of prior appropriation and the fate of the Great Salt Lake.

The decades-long drying of Great Salt Lake has severe ecological implications that threaten the environmental quality of life for Utah’s growing Wasatch Front communities and beyond. This is due to a structural imbalance between water supply and demand. The Utah legislature has initiated significant reforms to the prior appropriation doctrine governing water rights. These reforms change how the doctrine’s foundational principles of “first in time, first in right; beneficial use; and use it or lose it” govern water use. It remains uncertain whether this intense effort to enact necessary reforms will be effective in the time frame required to prevent further drying and thus maintain control of solutions within Utah’s legislative and executive branches of government.

Meet in person at CVUU or online through Zoom on Sunday at 10:00 AM.