Utah will receive $50 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to enhance ongoing conservation efforts and shepherd more water to the Great Salt Lake, state and federal officials announced Monday. … The state will also leverage an additional $50 million, officials said Monday, making for $100 million in total investment aimed at ensuring the Great Salt Lake Basin has an ongoing, resilient water supply. Some of the money will help acquire more water through mechanisms like leases and purchases, [said Joel Ferry, who heads Utah's Department of Natural Resources] but much of it will go toward restoring critical ecosystems like wetlands, removing invasive species like phragmites from tributaries and improving dams.

Other Utah water articles:

• Fox 13 (Salt Lake City): How a $50 million investment will mitigate drought in the Great Salt Lake Basin
• Utah Department of Natural Resources news release: Great Salt Lake receives $50 million from the Bureau of Reclamation
• Newsweek: Utah monitors disappearing water across state