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Utah allocates millions to prepare for flood damage after wet winter

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the winter's record snowpack melts and cascades down from the Rockies, Utah lawmakers on Wednesday set aside millions of dollars to prepare for potentially historic flooding. The state is among the many in the American West confronting the wet winter's consequences, ...

Flooding leads to limited evacuations; sandbagging continues over weekend

Record snowpack continues to contribute to flooding situations along the Weber and Ogden rivers as temperatures rise. As a new week dawned, roadways have reported flooding, evacuations were carried out in Ogden Canyon and volunteers continue to turn out to alleviate the situation. Weber ...

Steed named to oversee Great Salt Lake efforts

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it ...

Officials open Willard Bay spillway, tout water conservation

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Ogden City parks employee rigs new sandbagging equipment

OGDEN — Ingenuity is alive and well in Ogden's Parks and Cemetery Division in the face of a major natural threat. With rivers in and around Ogden rising as a result snowmelt and the prospect of needing large quantities of sandbags fast to head off flooding in the city, Jacob Chadwick — ...

Weber County declares flooding emergency

More entities are preparing for flooding and its potential aftermath. During its regular meeting Tuesday, the Weber County Commission voted unanimously to declare a local emergency due to imminent flooding. "At the time we started looking at this emergency, it was imminent," Commissioner Gage ...

Water now spilling over emergency causeway berm in the Great Salt Lake

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Flood warning issued, waters expected to rise this week

Record snowpacks and warmer temperatures are bringing more meltwater into the already swollen rivers of the region. This week, that's expected to culminate in some of the area's flooding issues. In a post on the Weber County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, it was announced Monday that the ...

What Utah can take back from Israel when it comes to water savings

Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake — and what can be done to make a difference before it ...