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Water News Roundup – June 1, 2010

1 Jun

KSL: Water use down considerably in Salt Lake City – Millions of gallons of water, hundreds of thousands of dollars.  That’s how much Salt Lake International Airport has saved by switching out thirsty lawns for water-wise landscaping.

Since urging conservation, water use is down considerably in Salt Lake City.

Las Vegas Sun: Water authority eye power for pipeline planSouthern Nevada Water Authority is on the verge of getting into the geothermal power business.

Provo Daily Herald: Saratoga leaders consider imposing fines for cross connections – Saratoga Springs leaders are talking about putting teeth into a city code on cross connecting culinary drinking water with irrigation lines after a bacteria outbreak.

Deseret News – Editorial: Utah’s water is precious – May 24 had a record-breaking snowfall. And we don’t dare complain.

Salt Lake Tribune – Editorial:

Whoever thought this bathtub was a good idea? – A dozen miles from Lake Powell, up the Dirty Devil River, our canoes enter the old lake-bottom layer.

Great Salt Lake belongs to all of us – I was perplexed after reading Corey Milne’s op-ed (“A new approach to the Great Salt Lake,” Opinion, May 15).