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Committee advances SB 209 to study Gooseberry Narrows for possible state park despite opposition from anglers and some local interests
Summary
Senator Owens’ SB 209 (third sub) would fund a $5,000 feasibility study by Utah State Parks on a potential Gooseberry Narrows state park (and whether future storage is feasible). The committee rejected an amendment to broaden the study’s scope and passed the bill favorably 9–1.
Senator Owens presented Senate Bill 209 (third substitute) on Feb. 26, asking the legislature to appropriate $5,000 to Utah State Parks to study whether Gooseberry Narrows could become a state park and to evaluate feasibility for any future storage or reservoir. Owens told the committee the measure is a study only and said it would allow State Parks to engage local communities and evaluate options.
Blake Bingham, deputy state engineer in the Division of Water Rights, summarized the complicated water‑rights history: 1941 applications sought a 17,000‑acre‑foot reservoir; approvals were later pared to about 14,500 acre‑feet, with roughly 5,400 acre‑feet associated…
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