Water Rights Today

KJZZ 2d ago

Navajo communities in need of donations after floods displaced 150 residents in Utah

— Floods in southeastern Utah displaced 150 residents and contaminated the San Juan River with E. coli, prompting an urgent call for donations. The flooding damaged a wastewater facility and affected Navajo communities…

More: KSL , KUTV 2News , Salt Lake Tribune , The Times-Independent (Moab) All 6 reports

Park Record 1d ago

There’s an oil company surveying our neighborhood. Who said yes?

— A Dallas-based oil company, HF Sinclair, is proposing a new pipeline through Summit County, including Silver Creek Estates and Glenwild, with plans to cross under the Weber River or Silver Creek. The project, Westline…

Fox 13 3d ago

'War games' involving the Colorado River play out on Utah's Capitol Hill

— Utah officials, experts, and advocates participated in a 'war games' exercise to address the Colorado River's management crisis, focusing on scenarios to increase water supply and manage demand. The event, organized by…

More: Fox 13 (YouTube) All 2 reports

Sanpete Messenger Oct 22, 2026

State looks at adding 700+ beds at CUCF, but Gunnison asks, ‘Is there enough water?’

— Gunnison officials told the Utah Department of Corrections that water supply and future growth must be weighed in any expansion of the Central Utah Correctional Facility, which already uses about half the city's…

Utah Policy 3d ago

Utah to receive $3 million donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to support wetland preservation

— The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has donated $3 million to the Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner to accelerate the removal of invasive phragmites around the Great Salt Lake. The funding will…

More: Salt Lake Tribune All 2 reports