Northern Utah farm reaches agreement to lease quarter of its water to Great Salt Lake

Owner of Historic Monastery Farm in Weber County plans to send 635 acre-feet of water annually to the imperiled saltwater lake.

(Scott G Winterton | Deseret News) The Historic Monastery Farm in Huntsville, Weber County, on Nov. 25, 2024. The farm is slated to direct about a quarter of its water to the Great Salt Lake as part of a agreement announced Tuesday.

Northern Utah farm reaches agreement to lease quarter of its water to Great Salt Lake

Owner of Historic Monastery Farm in Weber County plans to send 635 acre-feet of water annually to the imperiled saltwater lake.

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