Comments about ‘Northern Utah water outlook is dismal’

we're all gonna dieeee!!

Better go to gravel lawns.

Who cares? until they tell us not to water our lawns, then no need to worry. But why do we have lawns in the desert regions? Seems like a waste of water, to me. Makes me thirsty, Ima go have a drink.

I always pray for lots of snow since seeing pictures of Lake Powell a few years ago. My daughter always prays for no snow because being California transplants, she hates the cold. I guess we cancel each other out.

Seems like winters have been getting a late start and spring has been lasting longer than usual like last year. I'm betting that there is alot more snow to come. In 2007 It snowed 6-8 inches in park city the day before my wedding, June 8th. It will come.

Why should anyone in the state worry about water? It's been a problem for 20 years at least and no one seems to care. Wells, subterranean water, and the entire state has been sucking water up like it was inexhaustible.

Why all the state water companies have stayed quiet and mute about running out of water is a mystery. With rampant development and uncontrolled and irresponsible growth why is this never brought up? Every one is told to conserve yet where is the conservation in development? We can only conserve so much and there is a breaking point in peoples need and available supply. Unless of course we start rationing water to citizens so we can continue to use it faster than it can be replenished.

All Western states must challenge themselves to control development and what is available, ground waters are disappearing and reservoirs are not enough. It's so bad now that the state has laid claim to the rain in your yard. They have the water rights to rain and a tax may be forthcoming to tax us on lot sizes and water usage for the rain that falls on your home lot.

I hear Michigan is going to start selling it's water

It's the Lords sign that tough times are ahead. We must learn to conserve water before it is too late! We live in a desert and people all around have huge grassy lawns in which they just throw water for aesthestic reasons alone. The Lord sees this. It is written in the good book!

II Samuel 14

Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die.

Do what you can to conserve our precious water. Let us not go down the bitter path of drought!

In 2009, Utah was the second-fastest growing state in the union. With another 1.5 million people living here by the end of the decade, we're going to have to really make some hard choices on our water budget.

Coal- and gas-fired power are big water guzzlers. Perhaps we should go solar PV and wind power, which use no water for our electric power. So when we crank up our air conditioners, we can rely on zero-water use electricity. With plug-in cars on the way, we can't rely on more coal and gas if water allocation must be stretch thin.

Do they just recycle the same story every year?

Sure enough every January we can be guaranteed a story about the pending water shortage.


We have enough water stored in the reservoirs of No. Utah to last us a whole year.

You're obviously not from the desert region and I'm willing to bet you're not a prophet either. If the former isn't true, then you just haven't listened to any conservation reports the last 2 decades. As for your horrific scripture citation that you pulled completely out of context, any water in this region dumped on the ground finds its ways to aquafers, unlike the region in which you so cavalierly pulled that verse. But, you keep doing your blood sacrafices and preaching to everyone around you to avoid "the bitter path of drought".

The last couple of weeks my fellow desnews commenters were telling me climate change was a lie because we have received so much snow.

Every year we hear about the same old water problem. I'm from AZ and they have less rain/snow then Utah with a much larger population and they manage it just fine. Why? Larger capacity in their man made lakes, ground water recharge, and the use of non-potable water for many irrigation applications.

From this one might conclude that, perhaps, the sky isn't falling. In addition I'm certain that contingency plans are in place for water consumption including diversion from agricultural use to the general population along with recommended conservation procedures.

Like I said; this state can be so lame...

Public officials responsible for our water district had better formulate a water shortage plan. The use of culinary water for lawns and swimming pools should be addressed.

So, to review Utah has:

The worst air quality in the Nation. (Deseret news. 01/11/10.)

No water. (Deseret news. 01/12/10)

And number 1 for online porn. (Desret News. 03/02/09. Harvard Study)

Yep, this is the place alright.

Thanks Jerd. lol.

Dry Bread Pond at Monte Christo usually has about 40-60 inches of snow by now. This year it has 20. This isn't a "recycled story" its reality.

Some places you have to have water rights (or buy them) before you are allowed to build on your land. Wyoming has lots of cheap land--with no water. Upper Sonoran (high) desert land.

Everybody can't live in the suburbs, somebody has to grow the food--with water. No water, less and more expensive food.

You're still not going to get any Minnesota or Great Lakes water

This summer we can sit on our porches, drink beer, and watch our lawns burn up. Problem solved.

Pagan, Utah doesn't have the worst air. Just you poor folks who choose to live on the Wasatch Front.