Wastewater Treatment and Water Quality

1983-LWVSL.WASTEWATER TREATMENT-WATER QUALITY

Statement of Position: WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND WATER QUALITY

The League of Women Voters of Salt Lake believes that water quality standards for the Jordan River should be maintained to protect current and planned recreational use. Sewage treatment should be upgraded in order to maintain those standards and prevent the deterioration of water quality in the face of anticipated population growth.

The Salt Lake League further believes that all local sewage treatment entities should base their service rates on the amount of indoor water use in order to be equitable and to encourage conservation.

We believe that wastewater treatment plant construction costs may require support from the state of Utah to supplement local and federal funding.

January 1983