65A-10-201.  Definitions.
     As used in this part:

(1)  “Adaptive management berm” means a berm installed in the UP causeway breach to manage salinity to protect the ecosystem of Gilbert Bay.

Terms Used In Utah Code 65A-10-201

  • UP causeway breach: means a breach in the 21-mile Union Pacific Railroad causeway across the Great Salt Lake that separates the Great Salt Lake into Gunnison Bay and Gilbert Bay. See Utah Code 65A-10-201
(2)  “Emergency trigger” means that the salinity levels of the Gilbert Bay of the Great Salt Lake do not satisfy the ecological conditions required for healthy brine shrimp and brine fly reproduction.

(3)  “Healthy physical and ecological condition” means that the Gilbert Bay of the Great Salt Lake has sustained salinity levels that satisfy the ecological conditions required for healthy brine shrimp and brine fly reproduction.

(4)  “UP causeway breach” means a breach in the 21-mile Union Pacific Railroad causeway across the Great Salt Lake that separates the Great Salt Lake into Gunnison Bay and Gilbert Bay.

Enacted by Chapter 208, 2023 General Session