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State eyes northern Utah valley to store Bear River water

Critics say the reservoir would threaten the Great Salt Lake.

(Utah Division of Water Resources) Whites Valley, located northwest of Tremonton, would be the site of a 170,000-acre reservoir under Utah’s proposed Bear River water project. While state officials say this project is need to meet future demand for water in northern Utah, critics believe diverting the Bear would irrevocably harm Great Salt Lake.

(Utah Division of Water Resources) Whites Valley, located northwest of Tremonton, would be the site of a 170,000-acre reservoir under Utah’s proposed Bear River water project. While state officials say this project is need to meet future demand for water in northern Utah, critics believe diverting the Bear would irrevocably harm Great Salt Lake.

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