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Utah Geological Survey asks subcommittee to convert one-time appropriation to ongoing funding, highlights Great Salt Lake mapping and geothermal work
Summary
Utah Geological Survey Director Darlene Battatian asked the subcommittee to make a previous $700,000 restricted-account appropriation ongoing and outlined projects including groundwater-basin mapping, airborne LIDAR bathymetry for the Great Salt Lake, critical-minerals mapping, and a geothermal initiative tied to Operation Gigawatt.
Darlene Battatian, state geologist and director of the Utah Geological Survey, told the committee the Survey is a science agency that collects and publishes geological data used by state and local decision-makers. Battatian said the Survey’s websites and web apps — more than 40 tools, she said — receive high public use and that the agency is largely funded by a $6 million general-fund appropriation plus restricted and federal funds for specific projects.
Battatian asked the committee to correct an earlier appropriation…
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