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Committee backs HB328 to limit spray irrigation in new development in Great Salt Lake Basin
Summary
The committee passed HB328, which restricts overhead spray irrigation for new commercial, multifamily, industrial and institutional development in the Great Salt Lake drainage, encouraging drip systems for non‑active-use areas and leaving enforcement to municipalities.
Representative Owens introduced HB328 and invited Candace Hassenjager, director of the Division of Water Resources, to explain Utah's water challenges and how landscapes factor into conservation.
Hassenjager told the committee as much as 60% of municipal water is used outdoors, and that inefficient irrigation and overhead spray waste significant water through runoff, wind and evaporation. She said switching to trees, shrubs, mulch and drip irrigation can cut outdoor demands dramatically.
The bill applies in the Great Salt Lake drainage and limits overhead spray irrigation to areas intended for human…
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