Cox orders state facilities to follow new water conservation measures
Gov. Spencer Cox at the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District's Conservation Garden Park in West Jordan on May 1. Cox issued an executive order ...
Gov. Spencer Cox at the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District's Conservation Garden Park in West Jordan on May 1. Cox issued an executive order on Wednesday calling on Utah agencies to assess their water consumption. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News) Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's record snowpack this season is steadily making its way into the state's reservoirs, helping the entire system get closer to its mid-May average. And though this winter brought much-needed relief to the state after one of its worst droughts on record, Gov.