Resources
LEARN ABOUT GREAT SALT LAKE
Explore a curated collection of research, reports, and expert analysis to better understand Great Salt Lake, the challenges it faces, and the solutions available.
State Plans & Reports
- Great Salt Lake Commissioner’s Office: Great Salt Lake Strategic Plan
- Great Salt Lake Strike Team: Great Salt Lake Strike Team reports
- Great Salt Lake Advisory Council: Consequences of Drying Lake Systems Around the World: 2026 Update
Science & Ecology
- Brigham Young University: Emergency measures needed to rescue Great Salt Lake from ongoing collapse
- Utah State University: Impacts of Water Development on Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Front
- United Nations University: Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era
Human, Health, & Economic Impacts
- National Bureau of Economic Research: Dust in the Wind: The Health Costs of Great Salt Lake Desiccation
- Atmospheric Environment: Metal mobility and bioaccessibility in Great Salt Lake dust and exposure risks for humans and food crops
- Journal of Rural Studies: “We live in an agricultural death zone”: A post-growth approach for ensuring farmer and lake livelihoods in the Great Salt Lake Basin
- Utah State University: Future of Great Salt Lake Survey
Law & Policy
- Property and Environmental Research Center: Utah’s Moonshot: How Voluntary Water Leasing Can Help Restore the Great Salt Lake
- University of Utah College of Law: Great Salt Lake, Environmental Crises, and Securities Liability
- University of Utah College of Law: Utah’s Legal Risks and the Ailing Great Salt Lake
- University of California, Davis: Great Salt Lake and the New Water Security
- University of Utah College of Law: 2026 Utah Legislative Session: Great Salt Lake Policy Guide
- American Conservation Coalition: Restoring the Great Salt Lake: How Congress and the Administration Can Accelerate Utah’s State-Led Recovery Program