SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is getting a much-needed reprieve from a long dry spell this summer. From northern Utah to southern Utah, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected for the next couple of days.

Aside from the cooler temperatures this storm system will bring, water conservationists are celebrating the chance to build up our water levels. But they know it’s not a guarantee that this rain will make a dent in the drought.

“It’ll help with water conservation if people pay attention and turn off their sprinklers,” said Dagny Signorelli, Wyoming and Utah state director of the Western Watersheds Project .

Because of the state’s dry spell, people have been watering their lawns more often than normal to keep them alive. If people turn off their sprinklers, they could conserve up to an

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