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House approves 10-year water-banking pilot after multi-year stakeholder process
Utah House of Representatives · February 12, 2020
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The House passed Senate Bill 26 unanimously to create a voluntary, locally driven 10-year pilot framework for water banks; sponsor Rep. Hawkes described years of stakeholder work and proponents said it will add flexibility for agriculture and cities.
Representative Timothy Hawkes described SB26 as the culmination of roughly five years of stakeholder work to establish voluntary, local water banks as a 10-year pilot program. He said the framework lets groups of water-rights holders create temporary, local water…
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