…The scale of the challenge shows up in statewide figures. Utah has only about 3.3 million acre-feet of water available annually for human use, according to the Utah Foundation, with roughly 2.6 million acre-feet actually consumed. Of the 5.2 million acre-feet Utah diverts overall, 82% goes to agriculture while municipal and industrial uses account for 18%, and just 5% of the state’s total precipitation ends up available for any human use at all. The foundation projects the state will add more than 2.2 million residents by 2060 — a 65% increase…
View Article
