Utah Foundation issues water report: 'Understanding the rules is important'

The Utah Foundation has released the second report in its series on water in Utah. The report focuses on the laws that govern the use of the commodity. The foundation emphasized that Utah is one of the driest states in the nation and that making sure the state manages water well is essential to its rapid population growth and economic expansion.

The report points out that Utah’s water laws provide incentives for water-right holders to not waste water. The study found that the state distributes water in a way that might have been a better fit for historic needs rather than modern Utah needs and that Please log in to see the rest of this story.