The Colorado River is the most endangered river in the United States, according to the 2013 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers® released today by the nonprofit group American Rivers. Western Resource Advocates, a conservation organization that works throughout the entire Colorado River Basin, issued the following comments in response Continue reading
Anybody wanna pay for a water project? Anyone? Bueller? Crickets. Seems that no matter how the State of Utah proposes raising money for water projects, the majority do not want to create another state tax to fund it. Last year there was a proposal to earmark sales tax for water Continue reading
Today in Utah, legislators said NO to earmarking sales taxes to pay for water projects, one of which is the unnecessary Lake Powell Pipeline. Legislators got in right: it’s not fair to make every Utahan pay for water that’s used wastefully in one county. The Lake Powell Pipeline is intended Continue reading