The audit also notes that unreliable figures are being used to project future water usage in Utah, which could lead to unnecessary costs.
All of this should serve as a cold splash to the face. As yearly snowpack diminishes and the population grows, Utah can’t afford to get this one wrong.
Or, as Utah Foundation research analyst Mallory Bateman told me, “The lesson from California is that it kind of takes something catastrophic in order for people to learn. Hopefully, we can learn lessons by watching from afar.”
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