Stop the Lake Powell pipeline. That’s it. My anger over this deceiving and destructive project needs few words.
How is it our leadership is still actively destroying our limited resources? Water is vital for every person on this planet, and certainly in our arid state of Utah, and yet this destructive and deceiving project, the Lake Powell pipeline, is still pushing forward despite decreasing Colorado River flows.
Top water executives, the highest paid government officials in our state according to a KSL report, continue to present lies and misleading information to the people of Utah. They fearmonger us into believing that we are running out of water. When in reality, 80% of our water is used for agriculture, and could be readily available for our growing cities.
But, let’s say we believed these overpaid water executives’ propaganda. The construction of the pipeline would divert water from the diminishing flows of the Colorado River, and within a few years there wouldn’t be enough water to even flow through the pipeline.
The pipeline proponents are telling us that we need it. But if we really are running out of water, why not start to practice even the simplest methods of water conservation? If Utahns simply lowered their water use, our current water supply would be able to support the people for a much longer time without the need for this pipeline.
Lastly, stopping the Lake Powell pipeline will prevent Utahns from paying for this extremely unnecessary project out of our pockets with taxes. With the current economic recession, likely depression, I’m personally penny-pinching in every way possible, every day. Why wouldn’t our “conservative” leadership do the same thing with our hard-earned taxes?
In fewer words, I say: Stop the Lake Powell pipeline. That’s it.
Morgan Parham, Cottonwood Heights