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Presenter urges long-term commitment to save Great Salt Lake, says "Failure is not an option"
Summary
In a State of the State address, the presenter vowed a century-long commitment to save the Great Salt Lake, citing "hundreds" of agriculture optimization projects, "thousands" of secondary water meters, expanded voluntary water leasing and recent legislation while saying the effort is not finished.
The presenter told listeners that Utah will not allow the Great Salt Lake to fail, calling the lake "part of our environment," "part of our culture" and "part of the soul of Utah." "We will not let the great Salt Lake fail, period," the presenter said, adding, "Failure is not an option."
The presenter listed steps already under way, saying the state has "launched hundreds of agriculture optimization projects to use water more wisely," has "installed thousands of secondary water meters so every drop can be accounted for," and has "expanded voluntary water leasing for the lake." The speaker also said the legislature had passed "timely, precise, common sense legislation" that has helped improve the lake's health and emphasized the effort will continue "for the next hundred years." No formal vote, budget figure or deadline was given in the remarks, and no other speakers or responses are recorded in the provided transcript.
