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Uninterrupted - Charles Uibel

“The level of the lake is dynamic and varies within and between years. Existing models, while largely untested, predict up to a 1 – foot drop in lake elevation for every 100,000 acre-foot removed (presentation given at American Water Resources Association conference). However, lake levels are influenced by precipitation, inter-basin transfers, and diversions for domestic, agricultural and industrial uses. This application (for water rights), if granted, would not be the only influence on lake elevation and should, therefore, be evaluated in context of the entire watershed. To assist in this endeavor, we recommend the development of a conservation pool that would provide a safety-net for the preservation of existing uses. The conservation pool would be particularly valuable during drought cycles and would protect the lake from over-allocation and from over-use throughout the entire watershed, not just at the “end of pipe” users.”
-Larry Crist, Utah Field Supervisor, USFWS