SALT LAKE CITY — Some ski resorts across the world are exploring how they could make wastewater into snow. Could any of Utah’s resorts take a similar step?

According to Mike Leurs, using wastewater for snowmaking is allowed, in concept. However, Utah ski resorts would need to get several approvals.

“One of those is water reuse projects … must be approved by the Division of Water Rights,” Leurs said. “There was a law passed a couple years ago that said water reuse projects will not be approved if those reuse projects reduce the amount of water flowing back to the Great Salt Lake.”

According to Leurs, proving that snowmaking would not reduce water flow to the troubled saline lake would be difficult since some water evaporates as snow melts.

“Then, various other water-quality-type approva

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