What is the Great Salt Lake’s ‘Goldilocks zone’? Nearly 40 years later, Mono Lake still hasn’t hit its target level.

Does Utah need to mandate the lake’s ideal elevation so everyone can work toward that goal?

(Spenser Heaps | Deseret News) The sun sets over some of Mono Lake’s iconic tufa structures on the south shore of the lake in Mono County, California, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. The tufa are a symbol of how much Mono Lake has shrunk — they were submerged before the city of Los Angeles began diverting away the lake's water.

What is the Great Salt Lake’s ‘Goldilocks zone’? Nearly 40 years later, Mono Lake still hasn’t hit its target level.

Does Utah need to mandate the lake’s ideal elevation so everyone can work toward that goal?

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