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Senate debates rainwater-harvesting bill; sponsor says it is a narrow exception to water law
Summary
Senate Bill 32 would allow homeowners to capture and store up to 2,500 gallons of precipitation on their property (in covered containers; max 55 gallons per container), a sponsor said, and the chamber discussed water-law and public-health safeguards before approving the bill for third reading.
Senate Bill 32, the rainwater-harvesting measure sponsored by Senator Jenkins, drew extended debate on the Senate floor about its scope and potential unintended consequences.
Senator Jenkins said the bill "gives you the right to capture and store precipitation on a property owned or leased by a person in an underground storage container," and described the policy as a narrow carve-out to permit limited capture (maximum total storage of 2,500 gallons) and require covered containers (maximum 55 gallons per…
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