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The Great Salt Lake is a unique terminal lake. Adjacent to a growing metropolitan area, it is a critical ecological resource and an important recreational and mineral resource.
The 1972 Federal Clean Water Act requires states to establish water quality standards to protect the beneficial uses of water bodies. State regulations and related administrative rules can be found online. The Great Salt Lake is protected through the application of the narrative criteria clause in the state water quality standards.
Working with a stakeholder committee, DEQ’s Division of Water Quality has began working to establish numeric standards for the Great Salt Lake. The initial focus has been on selenium. Public concern over the potential of adding more selenium to the Lake as the result of the South West Jordan Valley groundwater cleanup project brought a renewed focus on the need for numeric standards. Other studies will follow.
The Selenium Stakeholder process is nearing completion. The Steering Committee will be hosting a meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. in DEQ room 101. The meeting will begin with a open house from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. the public will be able to visit various stations and learn about the work that has been going during the past two years. At 7:00 p.m. formal presentations will be made on the proposed new standard. The agenda 
and a fact sheet have been posted.
| Members | Members Steering committee agendas and periodic updates can be e-mailed, upon request.
Documents considered by the workgroup to assist in arriving at a decision are available online.
For more information on this project, call (801) 538-6329 or e-mail William Moellmer, Ph.D.
For fact sheets and other information related to the Great Salt Lake, click here.
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