Amid a freeze, Utah granted millions of gallons of new water rights in the Great Salt Lake basin. Here’s where the water will go.

The state’s Great Salt Lake czar is evaluating the boundaries of the moratorium and has recommended the state change the allowance for new water rights.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Cattle graze on land about 10 miles away from Spiral Jetty and the shore of the Great Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025.

Amid a freeze, Utah granted millions of gallons of new water rights in the Great Salt Lake basin. Here’s where the water will go.

The state’s Great Salt Lake czar is evaluating the boundaries of the moratorium and has recommended the state change the allowance for new water rights.

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