01-09-2023, 04:38 PM
Such an interesting discussion. I believe that there is a facility out by the GSL that was installed back in the late 70's to pump water OUT of the GSL. Those pumps are still in place !! GSL is the remnant of Lake Bonneville as is Utah Lake and Bear Lake !! Lake Bonneville drained north into Idaho when there was a earthquake several million years ago. The 3 remaining parts have survived from then to now and will be here long after we are gone !!
I find it interesting that the "environmental community" likes to go after farmers and complain about their use of "too much water". My Grandfather was an attorney in Southern Utah and spent the vast majority of time dealing with water law. He basically wrote a great deal of the water law of the state !! One thing he told me that has remained with me all these years is " if you don't have water, you ain't got sh*t". Most people in Utah have no idea how water is developed, dispersed, and used in the state, in the west. They turn on the tap and voila the water runs.
We can get all exercised about this, destroy our state economy ( agriculture is a HUGE part of it, more than tourism and skiing !! ), our food supply, and basically our way of life, OR we can be sensible and conserve our use of water, allow the natural flow into the GSL and not do STUPID things ( pumps etc !!). The GSL will take care of it's self much better than we can by micro managing it. It will be here LONG after we are gone and our puny attempts to "HELP" are futile !!
PS: If we need to conserve water, rather than destroying agriculture, lets get rid of golf courses that over use water during drought years !! Get rid of HOA's that require you to have a "green" lawn during the drought !! Stop cities from watering parking strips during drought !! Small things that will do no good, but the optics will be good !!
I find it interesting that the "environmental community" likes to go after farmers and complain about their use of "too much water". My Grandfather was an attorney in Southern Utah and spent the vast majority of time dealing with water law. He basically wrote a great deal of the water law of the state !! One thing he told me that has remained with me all these years is " if you don't have water, you ain't got sh*t". Most people in Utah have no idea how water is developed, dispersed, and used in the state, in the west. They turn on the tap and voila the water runs.
We can get all exercised about this, destroy our state economy ( agriculture is a HUGE part of it, more than tourism and skiing !! ), our food supply, and basically our way of life, OR we can be sensible and conserve our use of water, allow the natural flow into the GSL and not do STUPID things ( pumps etc !!). The GSL will take care of it's self much better than we can by micro managing it. It will be here LONG after we are gone and our puny attempts to "HELP" are futile !!
PS: If we need to conserve water, rather than destroying agriculture, lets get rid of golf courses that over use water during drought years !! Get rid of HOA's that require you to have a "green" lawn during the drought !! Stop cities from watering parking strips during drought !! Small things that will do no good, but the optics will be good !!