Utah’s water forecast: Thirsty times are a-brewin’
By | Published: May 30, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune: Maj. John Wesley Powell began his exploration of the Colorado River and Utah in 1869, and 10 years later his "Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, With a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah" cut straight to a fundamental truth. The West lacks water, Powell wrote. "Disastrous droughts will be frequent," he said. A better word than frequent, perhaps, could have been "persistent," or even "the natural way of …
Utah’s water forecast: Thirsty times are a-brewin’
Salt Lake Tribune: Maj. John Wesley Powell began his exploration of the Colorado River and Utah in 1869, and 10 years later his "Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, With a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah" cut straight to a fundamental truth. The West lacks water, Powell wrote. "Disastrous droughts will be frequent," he said. A better word than frequent, perhaps, could have been "persistent," or even "the natural way of …
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