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UGS board to add groundwater seat after legislative changes; board discusses recruiting industrial-minerals or geothermal representative
Summary
Board members reviewed a legislative-driven statute change that will add a groundwater seat to the Utah Geological Survey board (expanding membership) and discussed recruiting strategies, including outreach to the Utah Mining Association and consideration of an industrial-minerals or geothermal representative.
The Utah Geological Survey Board discussed statutory changes and recruitment plans on April 15 after the director said the surveys work on groundwater and wetlands was written into legislation this session.
The director told the board the agency asked for a statutory amendment to better reflect the surveys groundwater and wetlands responsibilities and to add a seat on the board for…
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