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House approves metering steps for secondary water but stops short of a retrofit mandate
Summary
Fifth substitute S.B. 52 passed the House 52–20 after extended debate. The measure requires meters on new secondary hookups after July 1, 2020, asks providers to file plans for existing unmetered hookups, and makes state revolving loans available to help pay costs; supporters cited conservation benefits, opponents warned of costs to small water providers.
The Utah House adopted the fifth substitute to Senate Bill 52 on March 13 by a 52–20 vote. The substitute requires new secondary water hookups to be metered beginning July 1, 2020, asks existing secondary water providers to submit plans describing numbers of unmetered hookups, costs and financing approaches, and clarifies that state revolving loan funds are available to support metering.
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