# Great Salt Lake Recovery Act

The Great Salt Lake Recovery Act is designed to help save Utah's Great Salt Lake, which has been shrinking dramatically over the past few decades. The lake has lost about half its water volume since the 1980s, creating serious environmental and economic problems. This bill provides federal funding and support to help restore water levels and protect the lake's ecosystem.

The bill addresses the core problem: too much water is being diverted from rivers that feed the lake for agricultural irrigation and municipal water supplies. It likely authorizes federal money to help fund water conservation projects, support farmers in using water more efficiently, and work with state and local governments on long-term solutions. This could include things like helping farmers install drip irrigation systems instead of flood irrigation, funding water recycling programs, or purchasing water rights to leave more water in the lake.

If this bill passes, it would primarily affect people in Utah and the surrounding region who depend on the lake. A healthier Great Salt Lake means better air quality (the exposed lakebed creates dust storms), protection for wildlife and bird habitats, and potentially more stable water supplies long-term. However, it might also mean higher water costs for some users or changes to agricultural water availability, since the goal is to redirect some water back to the lake. The bill essentially represents a federal commitment to help balance competing water needs—keeping farms and cities supplied while also restoring one of the West's most important natural resources.

Great Salt Lake Recovery Act

Romney, Mitt

Great Salt Lake Recovery Act This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the hydrology of saline lake ecosystems in the Great Basin, including the Great Salt Lake, Utah, as well as to investigate the feasibility of a project for ecosystem restoration and drought solutions in the Great Salt Lake.