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Report suggests taking more water from Bear River for growing Salt Lake Valley

By MIKE STARK Associated Press Writer

Story Created: Mar 9, 2010 at 12:58 PM MST

Story Updated: Mar 9, 2010 at 12:58 PM MST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A state report says new water supplies will be needed to quench the thirst of fast-growing suburbs around Salt Lake City in the coming decades.

Without fresh supplies, a worst-case estimate says supply will fall short of demand by 2027.

But Todd Stonely with the state Division of Water Resources says several planned steps - including siphoning water from the Bear River and Colorado River - should help ensure adequate water for the Salt Lake Valley for the coming decades.

The report released Tuesday is one in a series examining future water supplies for Utah's 11 major hydrological basins.

The Jordan River basin supplies Salt Lake County with water from mountain snowpack and high-elevation lakes.

State officials expect the county's population to more than double by 2060 to more than 2 million residents.

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