DNR News

NEWS RELEASE: Gov. Spencer Cox appoints Emy Faulkner Lesofski as energy advisor and director of the Office of Energy Development

SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 22, 2024) – Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed Emy Faulkner Lesofski as his new energy advisor and director of the Office of Energy Development within the Department of Natural Resources.  “Emy’s extensive career in public service and deep expertise in energy policy make her exceptionally well-suited for this role in our administration,” Gov. Cox said. “Last

A new tool launched for tracking water conservation at state facilities

SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 21, 2024) – The Utah Division of Water Resources and the Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management have partnered to create the State Facility Water Tracker. This new tool displays data related to water use specifically at state facilities. Visualizing this data helps us better understand water conservation efforts at these locations. Preliminary numbers show that

Utah Legislature and Utah Department of Natural Resources Host Water Symposium

SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 17, 2024) – The Utah Senate, Utah House of Representatives, and Utah Department of Natural Resources brought together industry leaders, policy experts, elected officials, and stakeholders at the fourth annual Utah Water Symposium.  “Over the last several years, we have made tremendous progress in the way we think about and manage water in the Beehive State,”

Gov. Cox unveils ‘Operation Gigawatt’

Plan calls for doubling power production over the next 10 years NEWS RELEASEOct. 8, 2024 Contact:Robert CarrollOffice of the Governor(801) 243-2290, [email protected]  SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 8, 2024) – In response to the looming energy crisis, today at the One Utah Summit, Gov. Spencer Cox shared Operation Gigawatt, an initiative to double Utah’s power production over the next 10 years.  “Operation Gigawatt

Utah Office of Energy Development Fosters Investment in Energy Efficiency with C-PACE 

SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 25, 2024) — The Utah Office of Energy Development (OED) is proud to relaunch the Utah C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) program. C-PACE is designed to provide developers and property owners with access to unique long-term financing at fixed rates for energy efficiency, water efficiency, renewable energy projects, seismic retrofits, and more.    Established under Chapter

Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative receives $24.6 million grant from BLM

The Bureau of Land Management has awarded a total of $24.6 million to the Utah Department of Natural Resources to continue the collaborative efforts to restore and preserve watersheds across the state. Read the full press release here.

Gov. Cox appoints and Senate confirms Joel Ferry as new water agent

10,000 acre-feet of water to benefit Great Salt Lake, Jordan River, birds, habitats and communities

SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 16, 2024) — Great Salt Lake will benefit from 10,000 additional acre-feet of water thanks to a partnership between the National Audubon Society and The Nature Conservancy—as co-managers of the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust—in partnership with Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Utah Division of Wildlife

Utah San Rafael Energy Lab sets new record in more efficient power cycle

SALT LAKE CITY (Sept. 16, 2024) — The Utah San Rafael Energy Lab (USREL), located in Orangeville, Utah, recently smashed a national record with a 3,000% increase in the runtime of cutting-edge energy technology. Using a new supercritical CO2 Brayton Power Cycle, USREL achieved an astounding runtime of 400 hours, 250 of which were continuous–a major improvement over the 8-hour runtime

DNR NEWS RELEASE – Compass Minerals and Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands Finalize Voluntary Agreement for Great Salt Lake Conservation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESept. 3, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTKim Wells(801) [email protected] Compass Minerals and Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands Finalize Voluntary Agreement for Great Salt Lake Conservation  Agreement includes significant water donation to the lake Salt Lake City  – The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands and Compass Minerals have finalized a historic agreement that permanently donates more