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  • At Water's Edge: Searching for solutions at the Great Salt Lake's sister lakes across the Great Basin

    Leia Larson

    October 14, 2022 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    As the communities around the Great Salt Lake face overconsumption of its water and climate change effects, they can look to California’s Owens Lake and Mono Lake to see how they manage dust pollution and water levels from the same issues.

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  • Just add water and stir — Owens Lake shows Utahns that even when salty lakes hit their lowest point, they can recover

    Leia Larson

    October 12, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Lone Pine, California

    To adjust from L.A. regularly draining Owens Lake for its water supply, locals have found that they can recover the dry lake by simply re-adding water to it, which prevents it from creating toxic dust storms. When water is added to the lake, the environment wakes up and becomes home to several plants and animals, specifically millions of birds, which depend on habitats like Owens Lake when traveling around the world.

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  • How Utah can control dust from the Great Salt Lake — and why it will cost lots of money

    Leia Larson

    October 10, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    To prevent particulate matter air pollution from the dried-out Owens Lakebed, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power used a myriad of measures including shallow flooding, tillage, laying gravel, and planting managed vegetation.

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  • Great Salt Lake managers raise causeway berm in effort to stave off rising salinity

    Leia Larson

    September 23, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Engineers with the Division of Water Resources created a new berm in the Great Salt Lake to help protect the lake’s ecosystem and slow the water exchange and reduce rising salinity between the north and south arms of the lake. Initial findings after the berm’s construction have shown a significant decrease in high-salinity waters, as well as improvements in the lake’s brine shrimp population.

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  • Lawn gone: ‘Localscaping' may save water, but can it rescue the Great Salt Lake?

    Leia Larson

    July 26, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Utah’s Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District is encouraging “localscaping” to conserve water by reducing lawns. The concept uses efficient irrigation, native and low-water vegetation, less turf overall, and discourages unnecessary lawns.

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  • Yes, data centers use a lot of water. But a Utah company shows it doesn't have to be that way.

    Leia Larson

    July 11, 2022 |

    The Salt Lake Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, West Jordan, Utah

    Novva’s data center in West Jordan, Utah, uses recirculating pipes with refrigerant to cool its servers. This method uses significantly less water than the typical method, evaporative cooling.

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