According to a study by the BLM, the Salt Flats have also shrunk in size from 96,000 acres to about 30,000 acres. Originally in the 1960s, the racing venue was over 13 miles in length, but the course is now eight miles or less. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Utah Geological Survey (UGS), and Intrepid Potash Inc. Federal and state funds were released last year to install the monitoring equipment and help increase the volume of salt pumped onto the Bonneville Salt Flats this year to a total of up to 500,000 tons.Īs part of the Restore Bonneville program, SEMA and the racing community joined forces with the U.S.
New water well and measuring equipment well help increase volume of salt pumped onto Salt Flatsĭiamond Bar, CA (January 19, 2022) – The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) welcomes the installation of a new water well and weather and hydrologic equipment used for measuring salt growth conditions as part of its broader Restore Bonneville program.
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