Water

Democrat Caroline Gleich, Independent American Carlton Bowen and Republican John Curtis clashed on a wide range of issues including Curtis’ record in Washington, public lands and immigration.

In 2004, Ogden gave Goode Ski Technologies priority use of 21st Street Pond. Now, the city and the company are in talks to open the water to the public.

Engineering hurdles, high costs and political challenges stand in the way of an easy fix to the West's water shortages.

Replacing lawns with desert plants could help save water in drier parts of Utah, such as Washington County. But the shift can be daunting. The Parade of Gardens Southern Utah hopes to change that.

The river outlet pipes inside Glen Canyon Dam are getting a $9 million repair job, but conservation groups want to see more permanent changes at Lake Powell.

Between drought, climate change and competition for the Colorado River, Utah faces a precarious water future. Roughly three-fourths of the state’s water goes to agriculture and Utah is investing millions to help farmers and ranchers modernize their irrigation.

The operational limits and donated 200,00 acre-feet of water won’t cure the lake, but conservationists say it’s a big step in the right direction.

In Glen Canyon, home to Lake Powell, the shrinking reservoir has revealed areas that were once submerged. These scientists are counting the plants that live there, and have found that they're mostly native.

Thinking of using Mount Timpanogos to keep your monthly skiing streak alive? Utah’s year-round high-elevation snow patches are increasingly shrinking under warming temps and thinner snowpack.

The Colorado River starts as mountain snow, but climate change has made it harder to predict how much will flow into streams every year. A new study says springtime sun, rain and plants could make it easier.

The U.S. government announced water cuts will preserve the status quo on the Colorado River. Meanwhile, states, tribes and others are negotiating how they will share river water after 2026, when guidelines governing the river expire.

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.