At Utah’s request, federal regulators are halting their review of the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline to address jurisdictional questions that state leaders say have left them confused over which federal agency, or agencies, need to approve certain parts of the project. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agreed this week to put its review of the project on hold, but did not immediately address the state’s questions regarding jurisdiction.
State water officials have spent more than $30 million over the past decade readying its proposals for the pipeline, which would carry water some 140 miles out of Lake Powell and across parts of Utah and Arizona to communities in Washington and Kane counties. The Spectrum
