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Senate debates Bear River water bill as members press amendments and environmental safeguards
Summary
Senate committee reported SB98 (Bear River Water Development and Allocation) out favorably as amended; debate focused on proposed reservoir sites, county allocations (Cache 60,000 af, Box Elder 60,000 af, Salt Lake 50,000 af, Davis/Weber 50,000 af), a $4 million supplemental fund, and environmental and groundwater concerns; no final Senate passage recorded.
Senate Bill 98, a comprehensive proposal for Bear River water development and allocation, drew extended floor debate Wednesday after being reported out of the Energy, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee.
Senator Fred W. Finlayson, speaking for the committee and the Bear River Task Force, described the bill as a mechanism to allocate developed Bear River water among counties and to allow state sponsorship of projects. He listed possible reservoir sites including Honeyville, a Barrens site, Avon, Mill Creek and Oneida Narrows, and summarized the committee's allocation plan:…
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