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Utah Geological Survey board to add groundwater seat after legislative changes
Summary
The Utah Geological Survey board said the Legislature added language recognizing groundwater and wetlands work and authorized expanding the board by a seat for groundwater representation; the board agreed to recruit for the new seat and to open a mineral-industry seat for applicants.
Elisa Richards, chair of the Utah Geological Survey Board, told members on April 15 that the survey successfully secured statutory language during the recent legislative session to recognize its groundwater and wetlands work and to add a designated groundwater-resources seat to the board.
"We requested to replace one of the mineral seats with a groundwater resources representative," Richards said during the meeting, and described a negotiation that instead led to expanding the board from seven to eight members so the mineral industry would not lose representation. "We would…
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