Public Lands play an important role in Utah’s physical and political landscape—but who decides what will happen on each piece of that land? While many are familiar with organizations like the Bureau of Land Management, SITLA—or the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration—is a lesser-known office that plays an important role in the...
Why worry about the Colorado River when you’re living in Utah? Well, approximately 27 percent of the water used in Utah comes from the Colorado River and 60 percent of Utahns benefit from it! Lily Bosworth, a staff engineer for the Colorado River Authority of Utah (“Authority”) recently joined Clyde Snow’s Emily Lewis to discuss the new 2023...
Attorneys along the Wasatch Front may have recently received inquiries from clients regarding a “weird summons” or a “strange letter about water.” If you have not yet received a call, you most likely will in the foreseeable future. Welcome to the Utah Lake Jordan River Water Rights General Adjudication (ULJR Adjudication): it is big, it is old,...
Abstract: The Great Salt Lake is many things: It is a terminal lake. It’s an environmental jewel providing habitat to migrating birds and significant wet lands—nature’s best filter for preserving water quality. It supports significant economic activity. It provides various recreational opportunities, and it is a contributor to poor respiratory...
Complex situations call for creative solutions. Nowhere is this maxim more relevant than in addressing modern environmental problems. Finding and executing solutions that properly value and protect the natural world calls on leaders across disciplines to employ their knowledge in new ways. Using contracts as a means to collaboratively solve...
Byron Kominek, Owner and Manager of Jack's Solar Garden, explains how he revitalized his family farm with modern technology. A creative approach that mixes old-world farming and new-world energy production in mutually beneficial symbiosis.
Dan Haller, Principal Engineer at Aspect Consulting, and Kristina Ribellia, Founder and President of Wester Water Market Exchange, discuss their recent efforts to help Selah-Moxee execute a multi-party water auction. Super practical discussion about the brass tacks of...
When planning to transfer your possessions to your loved ones, it can be daunting, both due to the burden of paperwork and familial pressure. This is precisely why developing and arranging a will and trust with a trusted professional is critical. Today Wayne Bennett...
Clint Larson, Manager of Major Projects and Custom Homes for Ivory Homes, walks us through his organization's transition to adopting water wise landscaping and planning at the subdivision scale. A great talk about organizational change, growth in Utah, and effective...
Chelsea Benjamin, Water Policy Fellow at Western Resource Advocates, expounds on her team's research of artificial turf. There's far more to consider than just cost and water savings. A fascinating discussion full of facts that may surprise you.
Chris Peacock, CEO of AquaOso and AgCor, talks us through the fascinating evolution of their AquaOso water risk platform into a multi-faceted tool informing the broader agricultural lending and climate risk space. Chris and his team are working on a truly innovative...
In the wake of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) February 23, 2023 opinion in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023) regarding whether employers could include confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements, many questions remained...