Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall are pushing safety when recreating outdoors as flood season continues to make for dangerous conditions.
Streams and rivers continue to flow at high levels and detention ponds are full as snow from a record-breaking winter melts and cascades into the valley.
"There are more households in Salt Lake City with dogs than with children," she explained."We love our foothills, and we love those off-leash areas that exist in the city where your dog can water, but it is not safe right now to do so. Really, no matter how much you think your dog can come to you when you call them, those waters are swift and powerful and it is absolutely not worth the risk of losing your pet.
However, Mendenhall added that crews have been able to handle debris so far that could have potentially led to consequences.
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