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Utah Watersheds Council hears reports from Uinta, West Desert and Jordan River councils and keeps current leadership
Summary
Council members reported on drought, forest management, water quality and coordination; the council retained its current chair and vice chair and agreed to improved legislative briefings for local councils before the 2026 session.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Watersheds Council met in hybrid session to receive updates from three local watershed councils and to conduct routine council business, including leadership nominations and scheduling for 2026.
Multiple local reports: Dex Winterton, newly elected chair of the Uinta Watershed Council, described an exceptionally dry 2025 and warned that even some of the most senior water rights in his basin (dating to 1861) were unlikely to receive full allocations this year. He listed forest management, agricultural conservation and energy-sector water reuse as local priorities and invited legislators to engage directly with local watershed councils to…
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