Overview

• Gov. Spencer Cox unveiled the GSL 2034 public‑private charter to mobilize residents, industry and researchers toward restoring the lake by the 2034 Olympics.
• A $200 million philanthropic pledge was announced, with Ducks Unlimited committing $100 million and the Great Salt Lake Rising coalition targeting another $100 million.
• State officials have not finalized spending plans, describing priorities such as leasing water rights, scaling conservation that sends saved water to the lake, and removing nonnative species.
• The lake’s south arm sits around 4,191.1 feet, back in the state’s “serious adverse effects” range and roughly seven feet below the minimum healthy target.
• Utah leaders cite recent progress — more than $1 billion for conservation and roughly 280,000–288,000 acre‑feet dedicated to the lake — yet experts say meeting needs requires hundreds of thousands more acre‑feet each year.