HB 95: Removing Requirements for Green Lawns
This bill prohibits counties, cities, and HOAs from requiring a resident to only plant lawn or turf.
SB 52: How Much Water Does Utah Use?
This bill gradually requires the use of secondary water metering to eventually help consumers understand their water usage better, allowing them to better conserve if they want.
SB 214: Property Tax Relief and Modernizing Water Funding
This bill curtails property tax subsidies in many of Utah's water districts, while exempting smaller water districts that face a more complex water reality.
Want to save money on your water bill? Not so fast!
For as long as anyone can remember, Utah has either had a shortage of water or has been in danger of having one. This comes as no surprise considering Utah’s arid climate. Periodically a public conservation campaign, funded by...
Overreaching EPA Water Rule: Utah Property Rights In Peril
Authored by Josh Daniels, Director of Policy The EPA has recently adopted a final rule to redefine the term “waters of the United States” in the Clean Water Act in a way that would expand the agency’s regulatory authority to many...
Utah Water Managers Can’t (or Don’t?) Count Water Usage
A legislative audit released this morning notes that “accurate water use data is critical” for managing the state’s water resources, while concluding, after research, that the data relied upon by state planners...