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Senator Hinkins substitutes SB125 to narrow Salt Lake Basin metering rules and raise caps for secondary water users
Summary
Senator Hinkins moved a first substitute to Senate Bill 125 to make metering less restrictive outside the Great Salt Lake Basin and to raise caps for large and mid-level secondary water users; the bill was circled for additional reading. The changes are intended to preserve water for the Great Salt Lake Basin, sponsor said.
SALT LAKE CITY — On Day 21 the Utah Senate revisited Senate Bill 125 and Senator Hinkins offered a first substitute focused on water-metering distinctions tied to the Great Salt Lake Basin.
Hinkins told colleagues he met with the Department of Natural Resources and Joel Ferry and that the substitute seeks to treat the Great Salt Lake Basin differently from the rest of the state. "We're metering all the water but ... the big concern is the Great Salt Lake Basin," he said, arguing the measure should be less…
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