Keynote - The Confluence of Water, History, and the Public in Utah 

Think Water Utah is a statewide collaboration and conversation on the critical topic of water presented by Utah Humanities and its partners.
Water has always been the critical resource in Utah and the American West. Now more than ever-as our state grapples with rapid population growth, an ongoing “megadrought,” and the worsening impacts of climate change-understanding Utah’s water history is essential for an informed public. In this keynote address, Gregory Smoak, director of the University of Utah’s American West Center and Utah Humanities State Scholar for the Think Water Utah project, will explore the historical contexts of several of the most critical issues facing Utahns as they consider their present and future waterways.
Gregory E. Smoak, The Confluence of Water, History, and the
Public in Utah