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Senate rejects bill to codify state engineer decisional process for wastewater reuse
Summary
After extended debate over whether the measure would shift the state engineer’s role from notification to an application/approval process, the Utah Senate defeated second substitute SB151 (wastewater amendments) on a roll call, 10–13.
Salt Lake City — The Utah Senate on Feb. 26 defeated second substitute Senate Bill 151, a measure that would have placed the state engineer’s decisional‑letter procedures for sewer effluent reuse into statute. Sponsor Senator Thomas said the bill was intended to "provide some cover for the state engineer" by codifying the due‑process steps the engineer currently uses when providing a decisional letter to the Division of Drinking Water (DDW).
Senator Thomas told colleagues the proposal sets out "an application, a filing fee, the notice for a protest…
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