Federal money is still in Trump limbo. Rural Utah is antsy about its water projects

One of the impacted proposals is a collaboration between the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and conservation organizations Trout Unlimited and The Nature Conservancy that would pay people to voluntarily leave water in the Price River rather than use it. “While the funds were awarded earlier this year, they have not been dispersed yet,” said Ellie Oakley, The Nature Conservancy’s Colorado River project manager.