| Oct. 20, 2022, 8:55 p.m.As US Magnesium presses forward with securing permits to extend its intake canals, dozens showed up at a public meeting Wednesday to rally in defense of the Great Salt Lake.
The lake’s advocates included sailors and skiers, students and small business owners. Some traced their Utah roots back to the Mormon pioneers, while others were recent transplants from California and the Midwest. Some represented environmental groups like FRIENDS of the Great Salt Lake, the Audubon Society and HEAL Utah. Others simply represented themselves and their families.
“The best available science we have shows that the impacts on the lake from this project would be devastating, long-lasting and possibly irreversible,” said Rose Smith, board president of FRIEND of Great Salt Lake, at one point moved to tears during her comments.and ensure it doesn’t violate the federal Clean Water Act.hat minerals companies are having a hard time accessing the brineUS Magnesium wants to dredge and extend a 1.1-mile canal, called P-N, another 0.7 miles and a second 2.
The project would mean the company could continue to access the lake’s water if it sinks to a catastrophic 4,185 feet. A U.S. Geological Survey gauge on the south side of the lake’s rail causeway shows its elevation at 4,188.8 feet. The lake is so low that a gauge at the marina near Saltair typically used to measure the lake’s elevationThe Division of Water Quality has already written up a draft permit for US Magnesium’s canal project, which alarmed many at the meeting.
FoGSL Well, it depends... you want some LAKE in your Great Salt Lake, right?
Patbagley FoGSL The mineral resources of the GSL were deposited over thousands of years and they are not infinite. We have been tapping into this resource for over 100 years. Every trainload of salt pulled out of the lake depletes this resource faster than natural deposition.
FoGSL Thank your lustous previous & present Governors, legislature at all levels for their years of denial of global warming science while the lake was draining. Your plan makes as much sense as having all Utans stand around the lake and pee in it. Graduates from Trump U? Patbagley
FoGSL Magnesium is used for Fourth of July sparklers. Priorities!
FoGSL what are they siphoning away salt water for?
FoGSL Absolutely. Without the lake we won't have lake effect snow. Without that extra snow it'll get worse even faster.
FoGSL GSL needs to restore ~400 billion gallons a year to save the lake Last year only 3 billion gallons was saved from conservation If 100k gallons/min was removed from the lake by the project, then GSL would need to bring in an extra 50 billion gallons on top of the 400 billion
FoGSL Hey LincolnCenter the next time you are cashing another Rennert check I think you should know where the money is coming from.
jlms_qkw FoGSL The rich in this country will gladly kill you and your family for a few extra shiny nickels.
FoGSL USMagnesium’s proposal will rapidly accelerate the death of the GSL! How is this even being considered? Shame on the Utah Division of Water Quality! UTWaterRights
FoGSL GSL needs to restore ~500 billion gallons a year to save the lake Last year only 3 billion gallons was saved from conservation If 100k gallons/min was removed from the lake by the project, then GSL would need to bring in an extra 50 billion gallons on top of the 500 billion
FoGSL Yes…
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