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Article: Environmental group calls on state to broaden water conservation efforts.
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- The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Article date:
- October 26, 2006
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Byline: Joe Baird
Oct. 26--An environmental group on Wednesday urged Utah lawmakers to ramp up the state's water conservation efforts -- and presented a plan for doing so.
The Utah Rivers Council introduced a sweeping series of proposals to the Legislature's Water Issues Task Force at the Capitol, including draft legislation that would provide more flexibility in municipal landscaping ordinances, the creation of a state water conservation office and a program for water conservation in state facilities.
The group also urged the state to recast its water conservation goal by calling for a 30 percent decrease in per capita water use by 2050. The ...