As drought continues, Utah’s water outlook gets bleaker

Already in the grip of a stubborn drought, Utah is facing a bleak water year with snow accumulations far below normal for this point in the winter and not much incoming precipitation on the horizon.Compounding the impact of nine straight months of dry weather is the depleted state of reservoirs and historic lack of moisture in the soils, according to the state’s latest water surveys.“Utah’s extremely dry soils and low antecedent streamflow means that we will need a well above-a