A commissioner could soon oversee the Great Salt Lake's water levels and Utah's efforts to get water back into the lake. A bill creating such a position is being heard in the Utah Legislature.
Cox supported the bill on Thursday, calling it one of the final pieces needed to get water into the lake.
But at least one group has concerns about the bill's language. Zach Frankel, executive director of the Utah Rivers Council, calls the bill "shadowy" in that it may result in "broad exemptions" to public records requests, which could veil the public from knowing how water rights are acquired, or if the commissioner is settling water rights for projects that are potentially detrimental to the lake.
"The public owns the water in the Great Salt Lake, and the public has a right to know what this new commissioner is doing with that water," he said. "The public should not support this bill unless amendments are included to allow transparency. ... The public has a right to know this appointed water agency is helping the lake, and not diverting its waters down more canals.
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