News and Highlights

There is a new digital guide to the Jordan River Parkway, called My Jordan River. This application is designed to work equally well on a desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone and is intended to be an interactive guide to Utah's Jordan River Trail.  A wide range of local, state and federal governments are working along side community partners to preserve, restore, and protect the Jordan River corridor. My Jordan River invites the community to be part of the movement. Explore the Jordan River corridor and submit your own story, poem or experience. 

The iUTAH household water survey was mentions in an Environmental Monitor article on July 29, 2014. The article explains that as scientists and governments in the western U.S. continue to plan for how to meet the water needs of a growing population in a potentially drier climate, they’ll benefit from methods that move beyond scientific knowledge and let the voice of the people in the region come to the surface.

Read the new July 2014 iUTAH Newsletter. Just released.

Check out the third installment of the "Follow the Flow" radio series produced by Exploring Utah Science! Check out the 3rd part "Beaver Dam Mapping App Now Available for Citizen Scientists".

The Utah Household Water Survey is underway. Researchers from Utah State University and the University of Utah are collaborating with local municipalities across northern Utah to study water use, water policies, and water resource issues in Utah. This summer randomly selected neighbohoods in northern Utah are taking part in a water survey that will provide important information about water use in Utah households. Check out the Utah Household Water Survey page for more informatoin about the survey.

Utah State University and University of Utah as part of iUTAH project are surveying communities around the state to gauge annual household water use and resident perspectives on water policies — information that will help state and local water managers understand residents’ needs.

Survey participants will be asked about how they use water inside and outside their home; their perspective on whether or not there is enough water in the valley; their relationship with bodies of water near their neighborhoods and how strongly they would oppose or support various policies.