Ben Winslow is a reporter with FOX 13 covering a variety of topics including politics, polygamy, vice and courts.
LOGAN, Utah — Governor Spencer Cox is calling attention to important pieces of legislation that he believes will benefit the Great Salt Lake and Utah's water situation overall.
Some legislation helps resolve an issue identified in reporting by the Great Salt Lake Collaborative . Farmers are getting money from the state to switch to new water-saving technologies. But the state has had difficulty tracking what happens to that saved water and they couldn't ensure it gets downstream to places that need it like the Great Salt Lake.
A controversial bill that passed the Utah State Legislature had a surprise guest join the governor on stage. House Bill 453 directly impacts mineral extraction companies that work on the Great Salt Lake. When it was first proposed, some companies and industry representatives fought the legislature over it. The legislation cuts the amount of water that the companies can take from the Great Salt Lake.That won the support of Compass Minerals CEO Ed Dowling Jr.
Great Salt Lake Commissioner Brian Steed, who is tasked by state political leaders with enacting a plan to save the lake, told FOX 13 News he did believe these bills would ultimately be good for the state. He argued the policies will be significant when enacted.
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