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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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