2026 Great Salt Lake Data and Insights Summary

In 2025, Utah continued to make progress on the health and long-term future of Great Salt Lake. The lake remains below healthy levels, but conditions have stabilized. A new signed charter of awareness and action, foundational legislative and state agency actions, an expanded tool box to secure new water for the lake, strengthened dust science, improved understanding of human water use, and updated 30-year projections will help return the lake to healthy levels. Actions to ensure a healthy Great Salt Lake remain necessary, urgent, and possible. This report synthesizes essential data and insights to guide Great Salt Lake’s recovery.