Cities want to recycle water. Here’s why that’s bad for the Great Salt Lake.
Utah’s booming growth continues to take a toll on water supplies.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Hydrologists place groundwater monitoring devices near an amphibious vehicle at Farmington Bay in a channel widen for treated discharge from the Central Davis Sewer District plant, pictured Thursday, Nov. 2, 2022. Treated effluent is some of the only water guaranteed to flow to the shrinking lake, but cities are eyeing it for reuse.