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Water Release Sends More To Great Salt Lake

By Mid-Utah Radio · November 5, 2026 · 1 min read
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(Willard, UT) — A coordinated water release is sending nearly 10-thousand acre-feet toward the Great Salt Lake. Utah’s Great Salt Lake Commissioner, the watershed enhancement trust and Great Salt Lake Rising partnered on the release from Willard Bay.

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