As the city is dealing with record snowpack levels in the region that exceed 1980s levels, other city water experts say some flooding is likely but the catch basins and other infrastructure projects are ready to protect Utah’s capital from having to resort to another makeshift river.
As Utah's historic snowpack melts, officials who work to prevent flooding must sift through different data sources to make decisions. But spring runoff is unpredictable.
Utah got the water it wanted this winter, but it has public officials preparing for potential flooding as warmer weather melts the snowpack in the Wasatch Mountains.