Utah's Great Salt Lake, the largest salt lake in the Western Hemisphere, has shrunk significantly in recent decades due to climate change and overuse of water resources for irrigation and industry[2]. The lake lost approximately 60% of its surface area and 73% of its water volume[2][3]. The drying lake bed releases dangerous substances - in 2020, the dried lake bed released 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which represented about a seven percent increase in Utah's human-caused emissions[1][2]. Reduced lake levels pose multiple hazards, including toxic dust, loss of bird habitat, and impact on various industries[1]. Water levels are currently below what state authorities consider healthy, and despite two favorable winters with higher precipitation, large areas of the lake bed remain dry[1].