Document Type
Report
Publisher
Utah State University
Publication Date
8-2025
Funding Agency
USU Institute for Land, Water, & Air
First Page
1
Last Page
7
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Abstract
Climate change threatens many resources necessary for life. In arid and semiarid regions like Utah, water represents one of the key climate-related conflicts (1,2). In Utah, a changing climate paired with human overconsumption has contributed to the drying of the Great Salt Lake. Rising temperatures will lead to greater evapotranspiration and decreasing headwater streamflow and groundwater storage, resulting in increasing dryness in the Great Salt Lake Basin regardless of human water consumption (3). This in turn threatens the ecosystems, economies, and cultures of the Great Salt Lake Basin, accelerating the local impacts of climate change (4).
Recommended Citation
Watkins, Bryn and Ryder, Stacia, "Perspectives on Water Policies and Alternative Land Uses Among Alfalfa Farmers in the Great Salt Lake Basin" (2025). Publications. Paper 11.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/canri_publications/11