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Utah's Thirst for Water Comes with $13.7 Billion Price Tag

The ability to turn on the tap, flush the toilet and water the garden over the next 20 years will be a multibillion-dollar challenge in Utah because of new water and sewer systems that state officials say must be put in place.

A statewide list of water projects, including their costs, is being shopped to Utah lawmakers, along with the warning that it is better to plan now and pay now, rather than wait until dams fail or taps run dry.

The numbers are staggering, adding up to $13.7 billion. And that doesn't include billions identified for controversial projects such as the Lake Powell Pipeline or the Bear River Development project.

The Utah divisions of water quality and water resources and other public agencies compiled the list of water infrastructure needs in Utah that provides just one glimpse of a national problem decades in the making.

A roundtable highlighting the water infrastructure challenges across the country estimated the cost to maintain and replace drinking water systems alone at $1 trillion. Hosted by the Conservation Leadership Partnership, the discussion earlier this month took on new urgency as most of the nation continues to recover from the worst drought in 50 years.

The partnership is an initiative seeking to broker new alternatives to persistent conservation problems, emphasizing the need for public-private partnerships and entrepreneurship and "ground-up" solutions. Deseret News

Logan Gas Prices Hold Steady Over Last Month, Utah's Average One of Nation's Highest

Despite falling nationwide, the average price of gasoline in Utah has stayed high in the past month.

The price of gas in the Logan area saw no change — staying at $3.71 per gallon of unleaded gasoline — from May to June, according to AAA Insurance, which issues monthly gas price advisories.

Utah’s average, as of Tuesday, sits at $3.72, while the national average is $3.54, down 22 cents from May 8. The price of gas in Utah has gone up on average 2 cents from last month.

Utah now ranks 11th in the nation for its gasoline prices. The Herald Journal