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Great Salt Lake commissioner: lake still below target, state pressing leases, phragmites removal and grant awards
Summary
Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed reported lake elevation (~4,191.8 ft), ongoing salinity management of the South Arm, delivery of roughly 163,000 acre‑feet to the lake this year, and review of 42 applications for a $50 million federal grant. He urged coordinated conservation, ag leasing and phragmites removal to raise lake levels.
Brian Steed, commissioner for the Great Salt Lake (first appearance SEG 2004), briefed the committee on current lake conditions and management steps the state is pursuing to stabilize and improve the lake.
Steed said the lake elevation was about 4,191.8 feet (graphic referenced two days earlier) and described exposed playa and dust risks associated with low lake levels. He noted the state has used causeway and salinity management to protect the South Arm’s salinity and ecological function and said, although the lake remains low, the…
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