by Abbie Call — Panguitch Lake and Hatch dams have added another facet to water conservation in Garfield County among grazing, farming and forestry projects.
Category: Water
![The concrete wall atop Panguitch Lake Dam bends as water runs out of a crack in the dam. The lake is iced over and there is snow everywhere.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/panguitch-lake-dam-crt-dps-news-utah-e1712851152810.webp)
The Byway — Thanks to the efforts of many to get the Panguitch Lake Dam stabilized, we are breathing a little easier this week.
![A man shovels piles of fluffy, white snow in a skid steer.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/snow-shovelling-crt-bve-e1707356703919.jpg)
The Byway — Heavy snow hit Bryce Canyon Tuesday afternoon so that residents awoke to an extraordinary winter wonderland outside.
![Seasonal Precipitation outlook](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Is100-AJ-Martel-NOAA-Precip-Outlook-scaled-e1704765191134.gif)
The Byway — The water year, which begins each October 1, is tracking slow in 2024 across Utah and other western states, according to SNOTEL stations.
![](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Antelope-Point-Public-Launch-Ramp-2023-e1683929416445.jpg)
The Byway — Lake Powell fell to its lowest water levels this winter, but after record snowpack, the reservoir is beginning to rise rapidly.
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The Byway — In March, valleys saw flooding as snowy fields melted with nowhere for water to go. Now the mountains are producing their first spring runoff.
![Sprinkler in a farm field.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/USU-studies-prospects-in-Nanotech-Fertilizer-e1675186349557.jpg)
The Byway — USU starts a new program to help farmers optimize water use called Ag Water Demonstration, Research and Implementation Program (Ag-DRIP).
![A flooding road surrounded by sandbags.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sandbags-utah-e1681752843466.jpg)
by Ari Hurdsman — With rising temperatures of the oncoming summer season, the snow has melted and turned into gushing, flooding water across Utah.
![Colorado River](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Colorado-River-Flickr-e1677036854844.jpg)
The Byway — A recent poll showed Utahns have significant concerns over drought, the Colorado River and an influx of new move-ins, and it’s no surprise.
![The Colorado River Basin.](https://utahbyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Colorado-River-Basin-crt-Renee-Rigdon-CNN-e1675309741622.jpg)
The Byway — Negotiations between the seven states that share the Colorado River have stalled, showing a clear fault line: California versus everyone else.