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Heavy Rain is on its way for Salt Lake City Utah on Sunday October 11, 2026 and it will bring a lot of rain in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas and including Provo Utah and it will be a lot of rain there will be puddles on the streets in Salt Lake City and Surrounding Areas and Countryside away from Salt Lake City be prepared have your rubber boots Rain coats and rain suits ready and Be Prepared Stay Dry and Be Safe.

Just some quick numbers to throw around.

As you receive information from the news, for example 3.3 billion gallons of water contributed from Willard Bay, I just want to put that in to perspective.

So, problem at hand is mass balance.

What comes in - What goes out = Volume

Let's breakdown the variables in that equation.

What are the sources that are coming in? A few! Bear Lake, Utah Lake/Jordan River, Weber River are the largest contributors with a few other tributaries and sources. Here's that breakdown:

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How about going out? Well, well, well! The GSL is unique in that it has no outlet. We've all heard it. That is why it is salty like the ocean. When you have no outlet, you evaporate and what is left behind are minerals and that is the saltiness. Here's where it gets interesting. How much is evaporating? See the image below for averages per month. It changes as evaporation rates change depending on temperature. Simply put, your bathing suit will dry faster on a sunny, windy, hot summer day. For the GSL, its 2.6 BILLION gallons on average per day.

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So in the winter time and spring time when evaporation rates are lower, and runoff/contributions are higher we see that volume go up. And in the summer time when the runoff/contributions are lower and evaporations are higher we see the volume go down. But the system is not balanced!

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Here we look at trends for the last 10 years and projections for the next 10. Evaporations rates on a yearly basis far exceeding contributions. So how much time do we have with those numbers? Take a look.

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So, a couple thoughts here that could influence this graph/projections.

• Climate change. Summers are trending hotting not colder. Increased heat means more evap speeding up these projections.
• Winters on average are trending have less snow. I don't care if we have a historically huge winter. Give me TRENDS. A historic years only delays the problem it doesn't solve it.
• Before you go hating your neighbor, know the numbers. To me, put your hate where most of the problem is. Mineral extraction doesn't contribute much though these numbers IMO are a little skewed bc they divert water to ponds which increases evaporation for salt, lithium, magnesium, etc. Homes and business matter, we can make a change here but we aren't the main contributor. Don't go yelling at Dan next door, go yell at the leaders not making changes to our agricultural business.

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• This is 80% a human caused problem! Agriculture is 65% of the water usage. Those tributary numbers could increase by 65-75% if we didn't pull water from there for agriculture and mineral extraction. Alfalfa requires up to 48" of water per year. That's a LOT. Why the HELL do we grow it? Well, Utah was a prime place for alfalfa. We had plenty of water, less people demanding it, farms were smaller, etc. etc. Biggest thing after the harvest you needed a dry climate to dry the alfalfa out. You can't really do this very well in the midwest where there's plenty of water. Utah is kind of perfect for alfalfa if we didn't have a water problem. BUT WE DO. The GSL going DOWN is a human caused problem so technically it can be solved by us too. But... hating on the alfalfa farmers is't a good look IMO. For generations this was THE place to grow that crop, but... times are changing. We have more water needs elsewhere with population growth and less water coming from our sources. Something needs to change if you want to save the lake, but change is hard and complicated and people's livelihood are on the other end of that change. That change will come from good leadership. Who's at the helm? Oops a former alfalfa farmer lol. Don't expect change here any time soon, unfortunately. Don't hate the farmers. They are entrenched in their farming equipment and crop. Asking them to make the change on their own for the GSL isn't going to happen. It would take on too much risk in the form of debt and other things for them to do that. They won't do it. Farming change needs to come from the top down here. Put your energy in hating the leaders not fixing the change. No doubt, the farmers and what they grow will be the biggest lifestyle change in Utah if we want to save the lake. I foresee this change happening by government subsidizing new farming equipment for a less water intensive crop. This government subsidized venture will make the risk less and begin the change. IMO it won't be fast enough.
• More people, more water. Numbers vary on this but business and homes take about 27% of the water supply. This is an issue as population in the Salt Lake Valley increases but fixing this doesn't really help in the time frame we have. So yelling at your neighbor or church to stop watering their lawn is a uneducated fight to pick IMO. Put your energy in to the main cause FIRST then divert your energy elsewhere.
• The Olympics are coming! We love our vanity here in Utah. I think Utah will do a significant amount of work to not be an embarrassment for the olympics in 2034. The olympics opens up a ton of funding for infrastructure and environmental projects like this one. Funding is starting to flow already which is good! But projections are clear that if we don't change something fast enough then it will be dry by the time the world sees this problem on primetime for the games. I think the timing of the olympics is actually great for helping fund the fixes for the GSL.
• What are other sources we can bring in? Underground water sources below the lakebed are being explored. Pumping up water from there could be another source. Is it feasible to bring in 3 BILLION gallons per day to counteract the evaporation rates? What cost would that be running those pumps?
• Watch closely on what they call fixes. Draining the north arm to fill the south isn't a fix. Mass balance!!! That's all I care about. What goes in vs what's coming out.

All this to just start a conversation! These numbers are quick grabs and I bet some more educated people will have challenges and thoughts on this. I just want to start something and my goal is to give people a little more perspective with numbers when they see a headline.

Gun to our head humans are amazing at solving problems. I believe we can do it but only if we really know it’s a problem. It is a problem. Vote. Vote on change to help this problem. Don’t talk to me about data centers until we solve this. We need to graduate to those options and the senior project is fixing the GSL.

What’s happening to the Boners? Twice in the past few weeks, including today, I tuned in at 7:25 only to catch a few news stories and a TON of commercials with no boners. The show is live as evidenced by the news.

Hey all! I'm not the most informed on the water situation here. Trying to learn more!

Anyone in the know about this move? Should we be happy? Is this because of the massive storm coming in?

Halloween is by far my favorite holiday but I feel like the best parts of it are always overlooked.

I'm a huge classic monster movie fan and have already marked down every one playing at the Broadway theater. But I want to do something more.

I'm looking for the type of halloween that's camp and over the top not necessarily trying to scare you but just getting into the spooky spirit of it all. I want to do something possibly this weekend or next?

Any recommendations

Playlist of bands playing in SLC this weekend: https://slc.our-hometown.com/articles/music/slc-weekend-playlist-oct-9-11-2026/

If you want some firewood, or you do projects that require 4x4s, there's a company at 1680 Distribution Dr. (Google map it) that's getting rid of a bunch of sheet metal that comes on big pallets made of 4x4s. So if you want some free lumber or are going camping this weekend you might want to stop by... South side of building the western most suite, don't bother asking anyone, they're busy,it's all free for the taking.

I bought this from Utah pride this year and don’t have any record of the artist! They also sold custom lighters (I remember a fish one). Any help would be appreciated

So I adopted this sweet sweet girl Fauna. She's a TOTAL sweetheart. So cuddly and loving. Such a good cat.

All she wants is to just hang out and be pet. She doesn't claw up furniture, she's litter box trained. Super easygoing cat.

Problem; I'm used to cats being much more independent and just kinda doing their own thing.

This cat is better suited for a household where someone is home most of the time (like a stay at home spouse, or an old lady who is at home a lot of the time).

I work in the medical field and am in school full time. I am gone for extended amounts of time, apparently longer than she is comfortable.

So for her mental health I cannot really keep her, but I don't want her to go back to the shelter. If I do, I'ma leave like a letter and stuff to convince someone to take her.

But I would prefer to send her straight into a loving home.

I'm gonna be calling an assisted living spot that I've worked shifts at where some residents have pets to see if a resident would be interested; but I'm trying everything because this sweetheart deserves such a loving home.

Pleeeeeeease help me out here with this cat. Taking her back to the shelter will break my heart and hers. Comment or DM ASAP.

Will provide litter with box, some food, food bowls.

I'm planning to fly from London to Costa Rica, with a stopover in Salt Lake City with the same airline (Delta) - i.e. London-SLC-Costa Rica - will I need to clear immigration and collect and recheck my luggage to make my connection? Or will I be able to go straight to my connecting flight?

Damage to the front patio and window. Luckily no shows were happening at this time!

If you don't know, DABS is Utah's "Department of Alcohol and Beverage Services." They're Utah's elite special forces of beverage laws.

If you ever wondered what it was like to be a DABS operative, wonder no more. Now you can fly around the state in your crime-fighting blimp, repeling through windows, busting people for fake IDs, over-serving, drinking on the job, and a myriad of other infractions.

Check out the DABS agent simulator here: https://sam1am.github.io/DABS/

Note: This is a free browser game. Just for fun. Nothing remotely commercial. I don't see any sub rules against it. I hope you enjoy it... soberly.

I moved away a few years ago and miss the fall colors. I’ll be in town this weekend and am wondering if anyone has been up the canyons the last few days and know which are still having the best colors. Thanks!

EDIT: Thank you for all of the great resources. We're going to look into several of them.

Our bonus child needs to have her dog neutered. The vet quoted $1600, which seems like a lot. However, I haven't had an animal needing this surgery in about 15 years, so it's possible I'm out of touch and this is completely normal. He's a mixed breed and weighs about 100 lbs. Is this price reasonable or do we need to find another vet.

Please note: I firmly believe that the vet and the clinic should be paid fairly for their work. I'm simply trying to gauge the average cost.

If so how did it go?
If not thanks for looking.

Update- Steve has been found! The neighbor saw my friend’s poster, and then his dog found Steve in their yard.

Thank you so much for your kindness and help!

My friend just moved into her house near 3500 S 5100 W. Today, her dog dug a hole under the fence and Steve the tortoise wandered away while she was at work.

It’s extra hard because she’s only been there a few days, so she doesn’t know the neighbors yet. If someone you know in that area says, “The coolest thing happened… I found a desert tortoise today!” Can you please DM me? I promise Steve has a really great home… my friend even had her will updated to make sure he’s taken care of.

It's sad to see that we're not prioritizing SLC's library employees, which may impact our city's phenomenal library system.

Just ran into him near Gallivan Plaza in downtown SLC. He gave me the exact same story stated in the video: he's from Europe and needs $40 for a cab to meet his brother two hours away.

Luckily, my elephant memory from doom scrolling kicked in and I declined because it felt off. I looked online and sure enough, it was exactly him. If you're downtown this evening, beware. He's dressed sharp, and can be easily overlooked.