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Great Salt Lake deputy commissioner details drought, $53 million grant RFP and proposed causeway legislation
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Hannah Frias updated the advisory council on lake elevation, worsening drought conditions, agricultural water-leasing outreach, a $53 million grant RFP open through Oct. 24, and forthcoming legislation on causeway berm management to give Forestry, Fire and State Lands more flexibility.
Hannah Frias, deputy commissioner for the Great Salt Lake Commissioner's Office, told the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council on Sept. 10 that drought is intensifying across Utah while recent rains provided some local relief. "This is the current elevation of the lake as of yesterday: 4191.3 in the south arm," Frias said, providing the meeting an operational baseline for subsequent presentations. She added that recent statewide rains — "Up at my home in Tremonton, we got 1.2 inches" — were helpful but insufficient to change the longer-term drought outlook.
Frias summarized several administrative and programmatic items the commissioner's office is advancing. She said the office…
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