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Utah Senate approves plumbing-fixture efficiency bill, sponsor cites 16,000 acre-feet annual savings
Summary
The Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 73, which tightens plumbing fixture flow-rate standards. Sponsor Senator Iwamoto said the change could save an estimated 16,000 acre-feet of water annually (about 4 gallons per person per day), and the bill passed 23–5.
The Utah Senate on day 9 passed Senate Bill 73, a measure that changes flow-rate and quantity standards for certain plumbing fixtures with the goal of conserving water across the state.
Senator Iwamoto, the bill sponsor, told the Senate the changes are intended to "create significant water savings for the state, improved resilience," and that the changes align with recommendations in the State of Utah regional water conservation goals report (February 2019). "It's estimated that 16,000 acre feet can be saved per year,…
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