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Lake Powell Pipeline Proponents Rushing $3 Billion Project During Worst Economy in Nearly a Century The Bureau of Reclamation is rushing to approve the largest new diversion of Colorado River water in the 7-state region. All while ignoring the impending impacts of climate change and the financial turmoil caused by COVID-19. The entire permitting process is being rushed to approve this dangerous project while the public is distracted with the global pandemic and protests that have shook the country to its knees.

The Division of Water Resources continues to propose this unnecessary diversion of the Colorado River at a cost of $3+ billion to Utah taxpayers, despite the biggest economic Declines in Colorado River flows contraction since the Depression. The state should be using tax make it all but certain that no water revenues to help the multitude of businesses and communities will be available for the costly Lake impacted by COVID-19. Instead, well-paid lobbyists continue Powell Pipeline. p: Hidden Passage, to influence the legislature, collecting nearly $40 million Glen Canyon. annually in sales-tax revenue each year to build the boondoggle. Continued on page 6 Legislature Passes Bill Advancing Green River Diversion The Utah Legislature took the first step to diverting Green River water to the lawns of the Wasatch Front, yet another gift to the army of water lobbyists at our state capitol. HB 328, sponsored by Representative , was passed by the Legislature and cloaked as a measure to “simply seek information” on the costs of diverting precious Green River water to the overwatered lawns of Salt Lake County. The bill’s passage is the catalyst for yet another unnecessary, expensive, and destructive river diversion in Utah that comes by a Legislature hostile to water conservation.

HB 328 updates construction costs from a 2002 report by the Division of Water Resources, the state agency actively working The Utah Legislature took the to spend $6+ billion in new water diversions on the Bear River first step to divert prized Green and the Colorado River. Continued on next page River water to the Wasatch Front. p: Andrew Burr. In this Issue

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Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 , ( ) ) 2 ( ( ) from cover Continued Legislature Passes Bill Advancing Green River Diversion River Bill Passes Green Advancing Legislature ) River and for the communities that depend on its water. everyone involved was inspired by the scope of energy and enthusiasm to protect glorious Utah’s rivers efforts your for you thank to like We’d Utahns. for supply water affordable and sustainable a institute and Green the on diversion unnecessary this fight to continue will We accountable. officials elected our hold to Opposition to HB 328 continued and twice we came within a breath of killing this bill because of strong opposition to yet another destructive water project led by special interests. Although we lost this fight, the destructive bill and passing it by a single vote of 7 – 5. life and reconsidered in the same committee life and reconsidered in the same in held was 328 HB on vote second A meeting. resurrecting meeting, the of minutes final the led by Representative Michael McKell and a motion to reconsider by Representative to back brought was bill the Duckworth, Sue voted down HB 328 by a vote of 5 – 4. But after some extremist political maneuvering industry. Ferry and the water development first Committee Resources Natural House The URC staff and volunteers worked hard to oppose and stop this bad bill as did many family businesses and businesses family many did as bill bad this stop and oppose to hard worked volunteers and staff URC community members across Representative rural for fight Utah. contentious The a making outrage bill, from the opposing concerned members committee constituents several and to led an opposition avalanche of water project is a reckless level of leadership that only the Utah Division of Water Resources can provide. can Resources Water of Division Utah the only that leadership of level reckless a is project water crisis which needs an infusion of capital to solve. All during the current public health facing extreme hardship do not need the precious waters supporting their economy wasted on the lawns and lawns the on wasted economy their supporting waters precious the need not do hardship extreme facing unnecessary another yet on dollars taxpayer of millions of hundreds Spending Front. Wasatch the of gutters These rural Utah recreational communities businesses are rural a many part The of COVID-19. a to $9.75 due contraction billion economic state extreme tourism the economy during that dramatically has suffered prized cold-water fishery, vibrant aquatic ecosystem and outstanding whitewater that has been the anchor outstanding whitewater that has vibrant aquatic ecosystem and fishery, prized cold-water the either enter to miles 139 – 70 between piped be would water River Green economies. Utah rural five to dollars. 2020 in million 449 211– of cost a at County Lake Salt to piped being before Rivers Weber or Bear ( Front, upstream of a The 2002 report explored Wasatch 16 alternatives to divert Green River water to the PAGE ( ) ) )

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) Central Utah Water District Water Water Conservation Act (2019) Conservation Water ) Water Conservation Bills Killed by Prep 60 Water District Lobbyists 60 Water Conservation Bills Killed by Prep Water to put pressure on our legislators, ensuring water conservation bills are heard and debated, rather than sent than rather debated, and heard are bills conservation water ensuring legislators, our on pressure put to demise. to their immediate and premature With your help, we will continue to fight these powerful lobbyists from special interest groups and continue and groups interest special from lobbyists powerful these fight to continue will we help, your With nation. Subsidizing water rates through these property taxes means that gigantic users have little financial financial little have users gigantic that means taxes property these through rates water Subsidizing nation. five run been has bill This U.S. the in state driest second the in living despite use, their reduce to incentive each time by the same water districts. times in the last 20 years and killed Another bill laid to rest by the Utah Legislature was SB 214, a bill to offer taxpayers sponsored property by Senator tax Lincoln Fillmore. This relief bill sought to to reduce Utah property taxes collected by users massive water some of the lowest water rates in the that allow these agencies to charge water districts 7.5% and California even achieved a statewide reduction of 25%. even achieved a statewide reduction 7.5% and California much’ water at much’ a reduction of 1% per In year. 2019, these water agencies gutted the Utah Plan, reducing the statewide Governor’s water conservation goal by 50% to saving just 0.5% per year between now and 4.2%, 2%, of savings water annual achieved have West American the in cities other comparison, By 2060. Also inside the water conservation graveyard is the 2010 Conservation Utah Water Plan. The dead Plan was a threat to the spending wishes of the four water districts and the Division, because it saved ‘too have been passed by legislatures across the United States. HB 40 Association and similar bills Works Water American The bill was written in city collaboration water with pipes. the

PAGE ( in taxpayer dollars. water districts opposed even asking how water districts opposed even asking Utah could conserve water because the billions to access their jeopardizes answer Session, asked water suppliers to consider to suppliers water asked Session, reducing water use to 175 capita gallons day, the water use of per Denver. The HB 143 HB ( ) ) ) ) 5 ( ( ) ) ( PAGE PAGE ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) info. more for ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( p: Guy Romain. Kane County Water District has withdrawn has District Water County Kane itself from the Colorado River Pipeline. ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( www.PowellPipeline.org ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( Powell Lake Pipeline Withdraws from ( ) ) ( ( ) ) Colorado River Pipeline. Visit our website our Visit Pipeline. Colorado River ( of Out Gets Kicked District Water County Kane ( ) ) ( YOU to everyone who has helped and who continues to help us fight the THANK hearty A ( ) ) billion Pipeline, but its justification for the project is based on a mountain of bogus claims and marketing hype. Utah Rivers Council will be providing detailed public comments demonstrating the many issues as well as alternatives to the Lake Powell Pipeline project. apply science and data to draft good water policy for all Utahns. apply science and data to draft good water policy for all Utahns. $3 the from water needs County Washington that claim to continues Resources Water of Division Utah The for the benefit of all Utahns and tohelp implement a sustainable water policy for our rivers and streams. to and sector, water the in accountability government transparency, of behalf on speak to continue will We at roughly $4-9 million. Pipeline Powell Lake boondoggle the to opposition the led has Council Rivers Utah the years, 10 over For The complaint alleges that Mr. The Noel complaint may alleges have that used Mr. his position as both a legislator and as the Executive Director of the District Kane to County Water advance the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline. The Pipeline valued be to estimated County, Kane in holdings land his from throw stone’s a water deliver to slated was changing the official documents for the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline. Our complaint requested a formal a requested complaint Our Pipeline. Powell Lake proposed the for documents official the changing investigation to determine if Mr. Noel used government resources to benefit his private land holdings. Then in March 2018, the Utah Rivers Council in filed ahad complaint with Office Attorney the Resources General’s Utah Water of Division Utah the role what and Noel Representative of investigation an seeking Kane County residents. They found that massive increases to water rates, impact fees and property taxes Water County Kane the and Resources Water of Division Utah The water. the for pay to required be would Pipeline costs but provided no substance to their claims. District claimed they could repay In 2013, a group of Utah economists performed a lengthy analysis of Pipeline repayment obligations on water water agency was widely criticized for failing to prove a with up coming or water Pipeline needing for claims its viable plan to pay for the water. Kane County Water District is a small water supplier that Water Kane County County’s Kane of percentage small very a to water delivers the Noel, Mike legislator Utah former by Led population. at several legislative committees – that The Kane Pipeline. Powell County Lake proposed the from water needed For the last 14 years, the Kane claims such yelled County Director Executive Water its District fact in – claimed water water cartel members announced that the Kane County Water District is backing out of the proposed $3 billion read correctly. you Yes, Lake Powell Pipeline. ( As a glimmer of good news during uncertain times, Utah (

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If you would like to read our protest to the water rights change application, rights change to the water protest our If you would like to read ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) diversions . Source: USGS models show it will soon no longer be a reliable source the of Pipeline water and for other new water The Colorado River is 1,450 miles long and provides water to nearly 30 million people. Yet climate change participate in the hearing. public hearing to present our concerns our present to hearing public in person and will keep the public informed about opportunities to As part of our protest we requested a -income Utahns from at least a 500% increase in water rates needed to pay for this unnecessary pipeline. during a struggling pandemic economy. economy. pandemic struggling a during We also summarized the injurious have on low will this project impact call into question the ethical veracity dollars taxpayer in billions wasting of failure to provide any semblance of a plan to repay the $3 billion in debt from this boondoggle. Our arguments The detailed protest documents the the The detailed protest documents Division of Water Resources’ abject which document that the water rights in question don’t exist. Due to rising air temperatures that have led led have that temperatures air rising to Due exist. don’t question in rights water the that document which to withering snowpacks and reduced river flows across the 7-state Colorado River Basin, water will not be available for the Pipeline. Our protest studies asks change the climate of State scores the Engineer outlines to also protest reject The the welfare. public water to threat rights substantial application, Pipeline’s focusing specifically on the Pipeline in April with the Utah State Engineer, in an attempt to secure a claim on this Colorado River water. water. River Powell Colorado Pipeline. The this Utah on Division of claim Resources Water fileda an secure applicationto for attempt the wateran rights in for the Engineer, State Utah the with April in Pipeline ( The Utah Rivers Council submitted a 60-page protest against the water rights application for the Lake (

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) Bart Forsyth ) ( ( ) ) 8 ( ( ) ) Professor of Economics from the University of Utah) of Economics from Professor Council), District), Water Valley The speakers at Hinckley Institute from left to right: Marisa Egbert Zachary Frankel Authority has finally shelved finally has Authority it’s $15.5 billion water grab after 30 years of opposition. The Southern Nevada Water Water The Southern Nevada PAGE acknowledging the plethora of alternatives yet to be instituted. The hour-long debate left audience members audience left debate hour-long The instituted. be to yet alternatives of plethora the acknowledging yearning for more answers on this controversial project. withdrawals can actually decline as populations increase with proper water conservation programs and technologies. Project proponents, Marisa Egbert and Bart Forsyth, claimed the project is needed, despite On March 4, definition the the even Hinckley and alternatives, Institute conservation water of need, Politics and purpose at projects the the debating Development, University of Utah held a forum on Bear River of corruption. Critics and experts agree that based on historical data from neighboring states, total water major victory for sustainable water use and a powerful statement about what can be accomplished through through accomplished be can what about statement powerful a and use water sustainable for victory major ( it announced Authority Water Nevada Southern the when victory major a won Nevadans and Utahns Both the along aquifers the mine to claims right water their invalidated which decision, court a challenge won’t Utah Nevada border in the face of 30+ years of community opposition. The announcement represents a ( ) ) ) ) 9 ( ( ) ) ( PAGE PAGE ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ) ( (

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