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Utah Lake’s would-be dredgers demand controversial island project be reinstated

State officials rejected the proposed ‘restoration’ because it would privatize 16,000 acres of lake bed in violation of the public trust.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Members of the Utah Legislative Water Development Commission tour Utah Lake on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Proponents of a massive dredging project on the lake are demanding the Utah Department of Natural Resources reinstate their rejected land exchange application seeking to create a network of islands.