Utah Division of Water Resources

Drought conditions statewide are now the worst they’ve been in nearly two years, and local water leaders want to make sure that message sinks in with Utahns.

In a dry state like Utah, leaders want to know exactly how much water leaves the state. Historically, however, there hasn’t been much data about the water that evaporates into the air. The Utah Flux Network aims to change that.

Although Utah’s reservoirs are in good shape now, soil dried out by the summer heat could mean water problems for the runoff next spring if monsoons don’t pick up.

A new Utah State University study defined large spring rainfall events – and found evidence they’ll be fewer and further between as the climate warms.

Recent research on where Utah ranks among dry states highlights the importance of checking our assumptions.

The next drought is always right around the corner in Utah, even in the middle of an especially wet year.

Record snowpack helped pull most of Utah out of drought earlier this year. But recent heat waves paired with a dry monsoon season have accelerated its return.

A future with more extreme heat in Utah could have wide-ranging effects on the state's already strained water supplies — stealing more gallons from Lake Powell through evaporation and threatening the delicate balance of this dry region’s water system.

This year’s record-breaking snowpack lifted Utah out of a severe drought. It won’t take much for it to return, though.

Founded in 1948 as a Jewish state, Israel had to find its own water. The country treats water as public property controlled by the state — there are no private water rights.

Runoff from Utah’s record snowpack could last through July, emergency officials said.