Great Salt Lake Selenium Standard

The Great Salt Lake ecosystem is widely recognized to be unique and to have very high environmental and commercial value. Great Salt Lake is recognized regionally, nationally, and hemispherically for its extensive wetlands, and its tremendous and often unparalleled values to migratory birds. These values are derived from the lake’s unique physical features, including its immense size, dynamic water levels, diversity in aquatic environments, extensive wetlands and geographic position in avian migration corridors. These features create a mosaic of habitat types that are attractive to literally millions of migratory birds that use the lake extensively for breeding, staging, and in some cases, a wintering destination. Great Salt Lake also has a rich history of wildlife management activities that were initiated in the late 1890’s by private hunting clubs, but were followed by substantial state, federal, and private investments in conservation programs. [emphasis added]