The Great Salt Lake dominated attention during the 2023 legislative session, but lawmakers also spent money on vital water projects in Utah, including dollars to help fix aging aqueducts, water reuse, cloud seeding and more.
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"We met with a whole bunch of stakeholders about earthquake resilience," said Ari Bruening, president and chief executive officer of"There are a lot of things that we could do — everything from transportation to natural gas and power and upgrading buildings. But what rose to the top was water because it is such a critical need.
East Canyon Reservoir in Morgan is pictured on Thursday. Aqueducts deliver that water for agriculture and culinary needs and experts say they are in need of upgrades in the event of a large earthquake. The commission report notes that the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared the Wasatch Front as "one of the most catastrophic natural threat scenarios in the United States," with significant risk of a major earthquake happening in the coming decades.
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