conjunctive use of surface and groundwater project summary

project summary A feasibility study and development, with public involvement, by the Utah Division of Water Resources of comprehensive and coordinated systems for the conjunctive use of surface water resources with artificially recharged groundwater aquifers in Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Wasatch and Weber Counties. Conjunctive Use Could: Provide greater efficiency in the use of Federal reclamation project water and water from other sources. Conserve scarce water resources in Utah. Facilitate maintenance of year-round instream flows for fish, wildlife, and water quality values in such streams as the Provo River. Prevent further migration into aquifers of inferior quality groundwater; and reduce pumping costs in such areas as Southeast Salt Lake County, where the principal aquifer has declined 20 to 60 feet during the previous two decades. Allocated funds from this project have been used on the Salt Lake County Runoff Groundwater Recharge Program, a program with annual water conservation of almost 6,000 acre-feet.