Local legislator trying to balance valley needs with ecological needs of the Great Salt Lake

File photo. Rep. Casey Snider.

SALT LAKE CITY — Representative Casey Snider represents a Utah House district in Cache County which comprises roughly the south end of the county.

It’s been a very busy time, just over halfway through the 2023 Utah Legislative session, but Snider was able to take some time to call in to KVNU’s For the People program on Tuesday and tell us how things were going with the session.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I miss the valley by the time we’re done here. But we are in the throngs of it right now, it is busy time. The nice thing about having a 45-day session is you’re only here for 45 days. But the bad thing about a 45-day session is, the closer you get to number 45, the greater the intensity because with every passing moment it is the sound of bills dying on the last night(laughs)”, he said.

One of the things Snider has been doing is taking part in press conferences and discussions about the Great Salt Lake.

“When I look at Cache County as it relates to Great Salt Lake for example, 60 percent of the inflow into Great Salt Lake comes out of the Bear River. The Bear River is the lifeblood of our entire community, doesn’t matter if you’re on the south end where I am, or on the north end, every drop of water that flows through Cache County ends up in the Bear (River) by virtue of the Great Salt Lake.”

He said being able to articulate that there are communities that still have needs and balance them against significant ecological needs and the potential crisis everyone is trying to avoid, has been a real honor for him this session.

Free News Delivery by Email

Would you like to have the day's news stories delivered right to your inbox every evening? Enter your email below to start!

1 Comment

  • Poor cowhand February 16, 2023 at 3:50 pm Reply

    Nope it is all about us and we are going to build, build, build, just like down south. Until there is no water left, and then we are going to whine about. This is simple range management and if you run to many head of cattle on the same pasture long enough. You get a bunch of hungry cattle and a lot of exposed dirt. It is really that simple. Except, wall street wants us to build.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

For security, use of Google's reCAPTCHA service is required which is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

I agree to these terms.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.