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Cedar Hills explains drought pricing: heavy users hit with double rates to conserve water
Summary
City staff said the drought-tiered rate structure was adopted to change behavior, not raise revenue; tiers 4–6 (users above ~150% of allotment) face doubled per-thousand-gallon prices, and allotments are calculated under city code 10-5-16 based on lot acreage.
Chandler Goodwin explained the council-adopted, temporary tiered rate structure designed to incentivize conservation. He said allotments are calculated using city code 10‑5‑16 — multiplying lot acreage by 2.58 for an outdoor component — and residents can check their lot size via Utah County parcel maps or the city’s bill PDF and then use the city calculator to convert acreage to a monthly allotment.
Goodwin emphasized the conservation intent: tiers 4–6 (roughly when usage exceeds 150% of an allotment) are priced at double the normal rate per thousand gallons as a penalty to discourage excess use. “The goal of the drought pricing… is not to raise revenue. I would prefer that we don't collect a dime through there,” he said, adding staff expect behavior change to preserve CUP allocations and delay expensive water purchases.
