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Location

Logan, UT

Start Date

3-25-2026 2:45 PM

Description

Great Salt Lake Water Leasing

  • Utah is working to increase inflows to GSL through voluntary water leasing from agriculture
  • But key information is missing:
  • How much water can leases save at the field level?
  • At what price should farmers be compensated?
  • This project:
  1. Estimates field-level consumptive water use
  2. Estimates the value of water in agricultural production
  3. Evaluates water savings and producer impacts across leasing strategies

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Mar 25th, 2:45 PM

Leasing Water for Great Salt Lake: Water Savings and Producer Impacts

Logan, UT

Great Salt Lake Water Leasing

  • Utah is working to increase inflows to GSL through voluntary water leasing from agriculture
  • But key information is missing:
  • How much water can leases save at the field level?
  • At what price should farmers be compensated?
  • This project:
  1. Estimates field-level consumptive water use
  2. Estimates the value of water in agricultural production
  3. Evaluates water savings and producer impacts across leasing strategies