Officials called it the ‘year of water’ at the Legislature. Special interests still pushed against conservation.
The nation’s fastest-growing and second-driest state had a banner year for water conservation as it plays catch-up to the rest of the West.
(Illustration by Alex Bandoni | ProPublica Images by Mark Olalde | ProPublica) Text of a legislative bill and executive order from Utah lawmakers. The nation’s fastest-growing and second-driest state had a banner year for water conservation as it plays catch-up to the rest of the West.