Oregon State: Reducing Irrigation for Livestock Feed Crops is Needed to Save Great Salt Lake, Study Argues
January 08, 2025
January 08, 2025
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 8 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2025:
The Great Salt Lake has lost more than 15 billion cubic yards of water over the past three decades, is getting shallower at the rate of 4 inches a year, and an analysis of its water budget suggests reducing irrigation is necessary for saving it.
The study published today in Environmental Challenges shows that 62% of the river water bound for the lake is diver . . .
The Great Salt Lake has lost more than 15 billion cubic yards of water over the past three decades, is getting shallower at the rate of 4 inches a year, and an analysis of its water budget suggests reducing irrigation is necessary for saving it.
The study published today in Environmental Challenges shows that 62% of the river water bound for the lake is diver . . .