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:
- Estimates field-level consumptive water use
- Estimates the value of water in agricultural production
- 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:
- Estimates field-level consumptive water use
- Estimates the value of water in agricultural production
- Evaluates water savings and producer impacts across leasing strategies