02-08-2022, 09:30 PM
While putting together my writeups on Utah Lake, I collected quite a few past articles and papers written by REAL experts on Utah Lake. One of these was the attached PDF file, written by Dr. LaVere Merritt...a PhD and professor at BYU. It does a pretty good job of bring the past and present together on "Golden Pond". And he also expresses his ideas on potential development for the lake. This was written in 2014...well before the current proposal to make islands and highways across the lake. But he addresses those issues on pages 10-11.
LaVere B. Merritt, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Dr. Merritt is a professor emeritus of civil & environmental engineering, Brigham Young University.
His research and public service activities have included many multidisciplinary studies and evaluations of Utah
Lake. He is the developer of the LKSIM model; this computer model simulates the water and salt balances for
Utah Lake. He served as member and then chair of the Provo Metropolitan Water Board for many years. He is a
consultant to both public and private entities on Utah Lake matters.
LaVere B. Merritt, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Dr. Merritt is a professor emeritus of civil & environmental engineering, Brigham Young University.
His research and public service activities have included many multidisciplinary studies and evaluations of Utah
Lake. He is the developer of the LKSIM model; this computer model simulates the water and salt balances for
Utah Lake. He served as member and then chair of the Provo Metropolitan Water Board for many years. He is a
consultant to both public and private entities on Utah Lake matters.