What are best options for controlling GSL dust, and what would they cost?
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The short version
- "We have an opportunity to be strategic about how we address Great Salt Lake dust," said Kevin Perry, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Utah and lead author of the report.
- Perry's research has identified approximately 70 square miles as active dust hotspots, with that area potentially expanding to as much as 187 square miles if protective surface crusts continue to degrade or groundwater levels decline.
- The report emphasizes that the state faces costs whether it acts or fails to act—and that decisions made today can significantly affect those future costs.
What happened
"The state commissioned this research to give our agencies the empirical data needed to make informed policy decisions," said Laura Vernon, Great Salt Lake Basin Planner at the Utah Division of Water Resources. Other policy recommendations include:.
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