I was proud to do my part saving precious water for our Great Salt Lake. I flipped my strip. Repaired, adjusted and replaced sprinklers. Then, contrary to the advice of the POTUS, I installed water-saving appliances and fixtures in our home at great cost to my finances.
Then came the aha moment when I realized it had been a well-orchestrated con job by developers in state government and greedy corporations to save water for the purpose of enhancing their pocketbooks at my expense.
As I watched the building of gigantic apartment houses, huge private mansions and sprawling warehouses, I realized that the only way water will get to the lake is to open my taps and let it flow through the drainage and sewer system to bypass development.
Then, further realizing the cost to me via increased water rates, I must admit to myself that I have been a fool for enabling big business to prosper at my expense.
Due to decreased rain and snowfall there is little chance our Great Salt Lake will ever be more than a huge salty puddle. Amen.
Randy Winn, Murray
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