Low water in Utah challenging boaters’ holiday weekend plans Amy Joi O Donoghue © Kristin Murphy, Deseret News People put a jet ski in the water next to a boat ramp that is closed and has an abrupt drop-off due to low water at the Willard Bay North Marina in Willard, Box Elder County, on Monday, July 19, 2021.
Water levels at Lake Powell have declined so much that multiple boat ramps are closed and owners of houseboats have until Saturday to remove their vessels from the Wahweap Main site, which is now closed to launching any houseboats.
At Wahweap Main, motorized vessels can be still be launched, but officials are advising that only four-wheel drive vehicles be used because other vehicles are experiencing difficulties on the loose gravel.
More than 50 people lined up for the reopening of the Family History Library Tuesday Here s why
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Giveaways may be a good way to prod some to get a COVID-19 vaccination in the short term, a professor in Salt Lake City says, but more practical considerations could be more effective, such as enough time off work to not only be inoculated but also to recover from any side effects. Incentives also carry the risk that the public will expect similar rewards going forward.
The drought meets cancel culture. Why shaming your neighbors isn’t the answer Jay Evensen © Kristin Murphy, Deseret News Low water levels are pictured in Echo Reservoir north of Coalville on Thursday, May 6, 2021.
When a severe drought held the West Coast in its clutches in 2015, some government leaders could think of no better way to get people to conserve water than to encourage them to turn on each other through drought shaming the practice of publicly outing and humiliating perceived water wasters on social media.
The results should have been predictable.
As the Orange County Register reported, one person sarcastically posted, “Congratulations for watering the pavement,” along with a picture of a water puddle near a curb in Costa Mesa, California.