How much is 6.5 billion gallons of water worth?

Mar 15, 2023
3:07:22pm

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LDS Church makes ‘largest ever’ water donation to Great Salt Lake

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be donating over 5,700 "water shares" to the state of Utah, equivalent to over 20,000 acre-feet, or around 6.5 billion gallons of water.

https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/lds-church-makes-largest-ever-water-donation-to-great-salt-lake/

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How much is 6.5 billion gallons of water worth?

Fdnman

3/15/23 3:07pm

RE: How much is 6.5 billion gallons of water worth?

Skeptical Optimist

3/15/23 3:12pm

6.5 billion gallons of water wasted so...

WJCougar

3/15/23 3:14pm

This seems like the kind of accounting I would expect from a BYU-I grad.

Scratch

3/15/23 3:20pm

So you just dump good water into a pond...

WJCougar

3/15/23 5:42pm

The GSL is "used" for a lot of things (or provides significant benefits, if

Scratch

3/15/23 5:47pm

You didn't use your math...

WJCougar

3/15/23 5:50pm

I know you're not a big fan of science, so I apologize for relying on it.

Scratch

3/15/23 5:53pm

You don't need to be a scientist to realize...

WJCougar

3/15/23 6:18pm

BYU grads to Utes teasing BYUi grads

whirl

3/15/23 6:18pm

How much water is there at the huge Costco in Salt Lake?

mobomanjoe

3/15/23 3:15pm

Jordanelle can hold 320,000 acre feet of water. This is about 15% of that.

Captain Rex

3/15/23 3:21pm

I misread your question. Never mind.

Captain Rex

3/15/23 3:23pm

Annually.

mobomanjoe

3/15/23 3:26pm

Shares vary by water district, but they could cost anywhere from $3-15K each.

Captain Rex

3/15/23 3:26pm

Enough to raise the water level of the lake by .00001 inches. It's a greatly

cougarfan84

3/15/23 3:26pm

I bet 6.5 billion gallons will raise the lake more than .00001 inches.

LifeLongLakerFan

3/15/23 3:57pm

I mentioned in my post that my numbers may be way off. Looking a little closer,

cougarfan84

3/15/23 4:49pm

But what about all those prayers for moisture? Lake level is already up 1.8 ft

basman

3/15/23 4:26pm

I get .02 ft of a raise

Florwood

3/15/23 4:01pm

I'd love to know more about how that is managed. How do they ensure that the

mudpupper

3/15/23 4:05pm

And that's exactly what the farmers are worried about with the water rights

basman

3/15/23 4:24pm

At least 6,500 janitorial crews to clean Utah chapels.

elderyoda

3/15/23 4:07pm

A gallon of Arrowhead water is $1.50 at Target. So, $9.75 billion?

UNLVcougar

3/15/23 4:11pm

It all depends on the price per water share

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