Water News Roundup – June 24, 2010

24 Jun

KSL:

Restored songbird habitats proving fruitful along Provo River – Some Utah songbirds lost their freedom, briefly, Wednesday. Bird experts captured them on the fly in an effort to figure out if they’re thriving or declining.

Water quality officials visit one-of-a-kind wastewater facility – You can golf, hike, or even ride horses in Eagle Mountain, but taking a tour of the waste water facility is something you won’t find in any tourism brochures. However, it’s exactly what workers with Utah’s Division of Water Quality wanted to do Wednesday morning.

Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Lake’s June sucker making rapid recovery – The removal of a Provo River dam is paying dividends for the endangered June sucker.  Biologists say the fish are taking advantage of an extra mile of spawning grounds above the Fort Field diversion dam.