… The [Great Salt] lake has peaked at around 4,192 feet in elevation and roughly a month earlier than expected, said Brian Steed, the Great Salt Lake Commissioner, who is tasked by Utah political leaders with saving the lake. Temperatures were warmer than usual over the winter. Snowpack has been called “no-pack” by state water officials. … The Great Salt Lake presents an ecological crisis for northern Utah, with reduced snowpack that fuels the water supply; toxic dust storms from an exposed lake bed (arsenic is among the naturally-occurring minerals in it); impacts to the state’s economy, public health and wildlife.

Other Great Salt Lake news:

• Legis1: Editorial: Great Salt Lake crisis demands immediate federal action
• Deseret News (Salt Lake City): Opinion: Saving the Great Salt Lake the Utah way