Water conservationist Zach Frankel grew up paddling rivers. His love for water and nature evolved into his lifelong dedication to protecting the health of Utah rivers, lakes and streams. For 20+ years now, Frankel has been working to increase public awareness about water use, overconsumption and projects that dry up our lands; and encouraging all of use to get out into nature and enjoy the adventures our waterways offer.

In module 1, Zach Frankel narrows it down to the one important culprit of water overuse in Utah, and it isn't laundry. In his quest to ensure a future of healthy lakes and rivers, he calls us to action, putting the solution in our hands and laying out the consequences if we continue unsustainable and wasteful practices with this precious resource, our water!

In the next module, Zach talks about The Great Salt Lake. In Utah, the Great Salt Lake has reached record low waterline levels and Lake Powell is drying up. The global rise in temperature certainly plays a role. But there is more to the story. Water diversions such as dams and pipeline projects, that aim to provide water to areas in need, also deplete our rivers and lakes. Understanding the pros and cons is essential to making decisions on whether we should dam our rivers and pipe water to communities far from the source. Zach Frankel presents a few water projects and potential consequences underway to meet community water demands, tempting us to consider what our true water needs are in face of these consequences.