(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A subdivision in Tooele County on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. A recent audit found rapidly growing cities and towns, like those in Tooele County, more frequently call on developers to find water rights to supplement their existing supplies, but the municipalities arrive at those conclusions by using inconsistent data.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.