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Deputy commissioner highlights strike‑team findings, $50 million water‑delivery program for Great Salt Lake
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Hannah Fries presented new strike‑team data showing different water‑use patterns across the Great Salt Lake subbasins, flagged Newfoundland Basin as a potential source (20,000–50,000 acre‑feet annually), and announced a $50,000,000 Great Salt Lake Water Delivery Program funded with the Bureau of Reclamation; applications were due Friday.
Deputy Commissioner Hannah Fries told the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council the strike‑team data released last week separates basin water use by subbasin, showing the Bear River Basin remains dominated by agricultural use while the Jordan River basin is largely municipal and industrial.
"The bear, as you can see here, is still largely agricultural water use," Fries said as she walked the council through the report’s graphics, adding that municipal and industrial uses are overtaking agriculture in some basins as development proceeds. She said…
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