I've only been in the SLC area, but this is my observation as well -- I saw a lot of lush gardening and extensive "beautifying" water use, including to ridiculo

I've only been in the SLC area, but this is my observation as well -- I saw a lot of lush gardening and extensive "beautifying" water use, including to ridiculous ends (the parking lot of the hotel I was in flooded because they couldn't be bothered to put the sprinklers on a schedule). Combined with an extractive rather than preservative agricultural tradition, it doesn't bode well for Utah's future.