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Unidentified speakers urge using Infrastructure Act funds and water recycling to address prolonged Colorado River Basin drought
Summary
Two unidentified speakers discussed the Colorado River Basin drought (called "about 1,000 years" by one speaker), said the Infrastructure Act provides funding without specific project allocations, and urged using capture, pipeline and treatment systems plus reuse to secure Utah’s share of federal funds.
Speaker 2 said the Colorado River Basin is experiencing an unusually long drought, estimating it to be "the longest drought in over about 1000 years." Speaker 1 framed the discussion around federal funding, saying the Infrastructure Act "provides money for water projects, but it doesn't specify which project is gonna get which money." The speakers did not identify themselves by name or title in the transcript.
The two speakers described steps they and their teams plan to take…
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