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WATER SYSTEM CONSERVATION PRICING

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2016 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

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House Sponsor: Lee B. Perry

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7     LONG TITLE
8     Committee Note:
9          The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
10     recommended this bill.
11     General Description:
12          This bill requires retail water providers to establish an increasing rate structure for
13     culinary water.
14     Highlighted Provisions:
15          This bill:
16          ▸     requires retail water providers to establish an increasing rate structure for culinary
17     water and provide certain information to customers.
18     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19          None
20     Other Special Clauses:
21          None
22     Utah Code Sections Affected:
23     ENACTS:
24          73-10-32.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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26     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27          Section 1. Section 73-10-32.5 is enacted to read:

28          73-10-32.5. Culinary water pricing structure.
29          A retail water provider, as defined in Section 73-10-32, shall:
30          (1) establish a culinary water rate structure that:
31          (a) incorporates increasing block units of water used; and
32          (b) provides for an increase in the rate charged for additional block units of water used
33     as usage increases from one block unit to the next;
34          (2) provide in customer billing notices, or in a notice that is distributed to customers at
35     least annually, block unit rates and the customer's billing cycle; and
36          (3) include individual customer water usage in customer billing notices.






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