Ep. 31 – Research to Rid Utah Lake of Algae Blooms

Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 1 p.m.

What is being done to address algae blooms at Utah Lake? Erica Gaddis, Director of Utah’s Division of Water Quality and Eric Ellis, Executive Director of the Utah Lake Commission discuss the efforts to rid Utah Lake of algae blooms through the Utah Lake Water Quality Study. Listen in as Erica updates us on where the research is at, the management goals for improving the lake’s water quality and more. Both director’s provide answers to the following questions:

Why does the lake need a water quality study?

What will be the outcome of the study?

How will cost of implementation be considered?

Links from this Episode:

Utah Lake Water Quality Study webpage

Utah Division of Water Quality (DWQ) home page