Utah's drought is getting serious, so local districts are pushing for less lawn watering. If your HOA is trying to force you to keep your grass green, state law is actually on your side to prioritize conservation.
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Rising — being discussed more frequently. 11 mentions in the last 30 days, 1 the 60 before.
Homeowners may face higher costs if they are required to meet stricter water-efficiency standards.
The community benefits from improved water conservation and adherence to sustainability goals.
Single-family homeowners who were previously exempt from certain landscaping requirements.
The city is looking at tightening rules for single-family home landscaping to save water. This could mean fewer exemptions for homeowners when planning their yards.
Utah just recorded its warmest winter since weather tracking began in 1874, with temperatures statewide breaking records and Salt Lake City measuring more than 7 degrees warmer than average.At the same time, nearly the entire state remains in some st...
In late April, members of Grow the Flow, a prominent Great Salt Lake advocacy group, travelled with law professors from the University of Utah to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a series of meetings to discuss the fate of the largest saline lake in...
Residents spoke out against a proposed data center in Iron County for nearly four hours, raising concerns about water, noise and energy use.
The man tasked by Utah political leaders with saving the Great Salt Lake is stepping away from his job.
Skeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies.
Due to record-low snowpack, the city is asking residents to delay outdoor watering until May 15th.
SALT LAKE CITY — The month of May is halfway gone, but Utah water leaders and local officials continue to plead with residents to limit irrigation use.The state remains in what the Utah Department of Water...