Water Shepherding : Water Distribution and Shepherding |
Utah State University; University of Utah; Utah. Department of Natural Resources; Utah. Department of Agriculture and Food; Utah. Department of Environmental Quality; Great Salt Lake Strike Team |
Great Salt Lake Strike Team; Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute; David Eccles School of Business; University of Utah; Utah State University; Utah Natural Resources; Agriculture and Food; Environmental Quality |
2024 |
1 p. |
Water shepherding ensures that water conserved within the Great Salt Lake Basin flows to Great Salt Lake. Measurement infrastructure and distribution accounting models are needed to ensure that water that becomes available through the water rights change application process flows to the lake without being depleted before it gets there. The Great Salt Lake Strike Team analyzed ten policy options and created summaries for each. The strike team does not endorse individual policies but rather evaluated the most-discussed options to address Great Salt Lake. Policy summaries fall into four categories: (1) Water Shepherding, (2) Economic Incentives, (3) Agriculture Optimization, and (4) Engineered Options. |
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Fact sheet; Policy |
application/pdf |
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Natural resources |
Water--Distribution; Salt lakes; Salt lake ecology; Salinity; Saline waters; Lake conservation; Lakes; Lakes--Economic aspects; Lakes--Environmental aspects; Lakes--Management; Lakes--Planning; Droughts; Droughts--Economic aspects; Droughts--Environmental aspects; Droughts--Health aspects; Droughts--Government policy; Droughts--Management; Droughts--Planning; Climatic changes; Climatic changes--Economic aspects; Climatic changes--Health aspects; Climatic changes--Social aspects; Environmental protection; Water conservation; Water conservation--Government policy; Water conservation--Management; Water conservation--Planning; Water levels; Conservation of natural resources; Conservation of natural resources--Government policy; Conservation of natural resources--Management; Conservation of natural resources--Planning; Water-supply; Water-supply--Effect of global warming on; Water-supply--Government policy; Water-supply--Management; Water-supply--Planning; Water-supply, Agricultural; Water-supply, Agricultural--Management; Water in agriculture; Water use; Water use--Government policy; Water use--Management; Water use--Planning; Wetlands; Wetland ecology; Water demand management; Global environmental change |
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