A program designed to get farmers to switch to new water-saving technologies is showing signs of success, lawmakers on Utah’s Capitol Hill were told during a budget hearing. During a hearing of the Utah State Legislature’s Natural Resources Appropriations Committee, Utah’s Department of Agriculture & Food reported the agriculture water optimization program, which helps farmers buy new irrigation equipment that’s more water-efficient, has resulted in roughly 100,000 acre-feet per year of savings. … On Utah’s Capitol Hill, lawmakers have passed dozens of bills and spent roughly $1 billion on water conservation measures to help the [Great Salt] lake and the Colorado River.

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