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Committee backs tweaks to agricultural water-optimization program to expand sensor and monitoring use
Summary
The Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee on Feb. 27 gave a favorable recommendation to House Bill 243, amending an existing agricultural water optimization program to promote sensors, valves and remote monitoring for better irrigation efficiency.
The Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Standing Committee on Feb. 27 favorably recommended House Bill 243, an amendment to Utah’s agricultural water-optimization program that encourages use of sensors, valves and remote monitoring, the committee recorded. Senator Hankins moved the favorable recommendation; the committee passed the motion unanimously.
The bill keeps an existing water-optimization program in place but adds “a couple tweaks,” the bill sponsor said during an initial presentation, describing the measure…
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