Basic Format:

• Keep it short!
• Who you are (Make it personal!)
• What you’re asking for
• Why it’s important

General Lake Concern: 

Dear Rep/Sen [LAST NAME],

I am your constituent from [INSERT CITY], writing to ask you to make Great Salt Lake a priority during this upcoming legislative session. 

Great Salt Lake is an essential part of what makes our home livable! It supports millions of migratory birds and a unique ecosystem, contributes to our economy and quality of life, and protects our health. 

A drying lake bed creates dust storms laced with arsenic, mercury, and lead, impacting the health of 2.5 million Utahns downwind and straining healthcare systems. A declining lake also threatens wildlife, Utah’s economy & housing maket, the Greatest Snow on Earth, recreation, and the future of communities throughout the Great Salt Lake watershed.

[INSERT WHAT GREAT SALT LAKE MEANS TO YOU SPECIFICALY]

During the upcoming legislative session, I urge you to support policies and funding that increase water flowing to Great Salt Lake and put the lake on a path toward long-term recovery. Please make Great Salt Lake a priority and support solutions that match the scale and urgency of the problem.

Thank you for your leadership and public service on behalf of our state and home.

Sincerely,

[INSERT NAME]

Stratos Project Concern: 

Dear Rep/Sen [LAST NAME],

I am your constituent from [INSERT CITY], writing to express my overwhelming concern about the Box Elder County Commission’s approval of the Stratos Data Center Project.

I am urging you, as your constituent, to publicly oppose the Stratos Project and unnecessary government handouts until proper due diligence has been completed.

The project will displace 40,000 acres of land—3x the size of Manhattan and larger than the entirety of Bryce Canyon National Park. It will require 9 GWT of power, which is more than double the entire state of Utah and more than every city in the country except New York City.

Beyond the massive scale of this project, I am concerned about the Stratos Project for the following reasons:

• [INSERT PERSONAL REASONS FOR OPPOSITION]
• The projected is expected to need over 100,000 acre-feet of water, which will strain farmers, cities, and the ailing Great Salt Lake ecosystem
• The project is receiving over $1B in state subsidies through MIDA, which is in direct opposition to free-market principles and fiscal conservatism, which Utah prides itself on.
• The project has not conducted a comprehensive impact analysis, water availability assessment, air quality assessment, and the critical due diligence necessary to move forward with confidence.

Please do everything you can to oppose this project, the unnecessary government spending, and irreversible impacts to our land and Great Salt Lake.

Thank you for your leadership and public service on behalf of our state and home.

Sincerely,

[INSERT NAME]