The Utah Geological Survey recently released the Utah Groundwater Data Hub, an important resource to help us understand groundwater storage and inflows in the state.
To learn more about the Utah Groundwater Data Hub, you can read this article by Carter Williams of the Great Salt Lake Collaborative:
https://www.ksl.com/article/51093522/new-utah-hub-shines-light-on-states-more-mysterious-water-source
More on Groundwater:
If you've been paying attention to Great Salt Lake news over the last few years, you've likely heard that our understanding of groundwater inflows to the Lake has changed significantly. The most recent estimate, by Hector Zamora and Paul Inkenbrandt estimates that groundwater contributes 313,500 acre feet to Great Salt Lake annually. Because groundwater storage and inflows are notoriously difficult to measure, the growth of this field is important to understanding implications of groundwater storage to the Lake's health. This year, Sam Carter received a Doyle W. Stephens Scholarship for his research on groundwater inflows to Farmington Bay. Click here to watch Sam's presentation on his research at the 2024 Great Salt Lake Issues Forum.