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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     General Description:
9          This bill requires retail water providers to establish an increasing rate structure for
10     culinary water.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     requires retail water providers to establish an increasing rate structure for culinary
14     water and provide certain information to customers.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     ENACTS:
21          73-10-32.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 73-10-32.5 is enacted to read:
25          73-10-32.5. Culinary water pricing structure.
26          A retail water provider, as defined in Section 73-10-32, shall:
27          (1) establish a culinary water rate structure that:
28          (a) incorporates increasing block units of water used; and
29          (b) provides for an increase in the rate charged for additional block units of water used

30     as usage increases from one block unit to the next;
31          (2) provide in customer billing notices, or in a notice that is distributed to customers at
32     least annually, block unit rates and the customer's billing cycle; and
33          (3) include individual customer water usage in customer billing notices.