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Utah lawmaker wants to pump millions of gallons of groundwater near the Great Salt Lake

A leading politician who called out companies for wanting to use more water in an over-tapped system finds an exception of his own.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Strong winds blow fine particulate matter across the Great Salt Lake on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. A top Utah lawmaker wants to drill two wells a few miles from the lake's shore to irrigate his sprawling ranch in Box Elder County.