Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD) collects fresh water at Bridal Veil Falls that comes from the mountains above. The water from this area contributes to the safe, clean, and reliable water supply for the people along the Wasatch Front. To improve the flow to the Bridal Veil Falls pond, next to the Provo River Trail, CUWCD is removing an old pipe and structure at the lower plunge pool. This will allow water to flow all the way down to the pond. From there, the water will be piped under the Provo River and pumped into CUWCD's water system.

Historically, winter cloud-seeding programs started in Utah in the early 1950's and have continued for most years from 1974 to the present. Cloud-seeding programs, or the system of planting small particles into winter storm clouds to increase snowfall, are designed to increase higher elevation snowpacks with the goal of enhancing spring and summer runoff.

Water is known as the "universal solvent." This means that water can dissolve and contain a wide variety of materials. It is because of this unique property that water can sustain life, but it also means that water never occurs naturally in a “pure” state. In nature, water can contain a host of minerals, metals, nutrients, chemicals (both manmade and naturally occurring), bacteria, viruses, and other contaminants. This is why water found in lakes and rivers is not suitable for drinking without first being treated.