A rare water denial near the Great Salt Lake sparks a new lawsuit
Ranch owner near Spiral Jetty asserts a neighboring water right application filed by one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers received special treatment.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Spiral Jetty, just south of land leased for a lithium mining operation on the Great Salt Lake's north arm, is pictured on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.
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.