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Lawmakers discuss three‑tier water‑rate draft to encourage conservation; concerns raised about fairness and measurement
Summary
A draft bill to require a three‑tier increasing‑block rate structure for retail water providers with more than 500 connections was presented to the Legislative Water Development Commission on Oct. 14 as a conservation tool to reduce outdoor depletions.
Lawmakers and conservation advocates presented a draft bill that would require culinary water retailers with more than 500 service connections to adopt at least a three‑tier increasing‑block rate structure that targets excessive outdoor use and preserves efficient indoor service.
Representative Doug Owens introduced the concept and invited Candace Hassenjager, director (title as presented) and Bart Forsyth of Utah Waterways to explain the bill’s design. Hassenjager said the draft would “ensure that efficient indoor and outdoor use of drinking water is afforded at the lowest tiers and then requiring at least 1 tier to target…
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