Water Use and Conservation
2016 : LWVSL Position on Water Use and Conservation
The League of Women Voters of Salt Lake believes the demand for water should be managed as one means of insuring future local water supply. To this end we support price structure adjustments such as inverted block rates, flexible rates based on seasonal demands, restrictions on days and times of outdoor water use during periods of limited supply. However, we suggest care in designing price structures that might favor one part of society over another.
We believe transparency is essential to all aspects of water policy and governance, especially for water boards and how their members are selected. The public must be educated about and active in water conservation initiatives. To this end we recommend detailing the amount of property tax paid for the water system on water bills. We reaffirm our support of measures to coordinate management of local water supplies.
