The state is paying millions to get water to Great Salt Lake. They want to make sure it gets there.

As the state is set to release another $200 million in optimization grants, lawmakers and advocacy groups are pushing for more assurances that the saved water makes it to the lake.

(Brian Nicholson | Special to the Standard-Examiner) Trevor Nielson, right, of the Bear River Canal Co. talks about the new high tech gates and other issues with water officials during a tour of various canal sites in Box Elder County Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.