Quick quiz: Where does 82 percent of Utah’s water go?
Answer: Farms and ranches.
It’s a fact that could easily escape the notice of Utahns because the public conversation about conservation focuses so much on home landscaping.
But a simple percentage doesn’t tell the story, says Sterling Brown, who is the Vice President of Public Policy with the Utah Farm Bureau Federation.
“Utah production agriculture diverts 82 percent of the water but only uses approximately 50 percent of that water,” Brown said.
That means that the canals and pipes that take water from the reservoir to the farm are losing at least half of their volume on the way.
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