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Lake Powell pipeline funding dealt another setback by Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published Nov 14, 2012 05:31PM MDT Legislators shot down the latest effort to get Utah taxpayers to subsidize the cost of a massive pipeline project to ship water from Lake Powell to St. George and the rest of Washington County, as well as Kane County. Rep. Patrick Painter, R-Nephi, sought to earmark a portion of Utah’s sales tax dollars to be used to help pay for the $1 billion Lake Powell pipeline and other major water projects. “Mark my words,” Painter said, “there will be a day that we wish we did” approve the funding. Painte... Copyright 2012 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.