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Senate debates HB 105 on water reuse; downstream users warn of reduced return flows
Summary
On Feb. 9 the Utah Senate debated House Bill 105, which establishes a process for communities to apply to the state engineer to reuse treated wastewater; supporters said it provides necessary adjudication and protects rights, while opponents warned it could reduce downstream return flows and trigger litigation.
Senators spent more than an hour debating House Bill 105, a measure crafted by an interim task force to address reuse of treated wastewater effluent.
Sponsor and proponents, including Sen. Petersen and Sen. Reese, described HB 105 as a consensus product of a task force that included municipalities, upstream and downstream water users, canal companies and conservancy districts. The sponsor explained the bill does not create new water rights but provides a process by which communities can apply to the state engineer for changes in points of…
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