Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0536 Compare Versions

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1	1	02-20 13:16 H.B. 536
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3	3	Water Usage Notification Amendments
4	4	2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	5	STATE OF UTAH
6	6	Chief Sponsor: Doug Owens
7	7	Senate Sponsor:
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11	11	LONG TITLE
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13	13	General Description:
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15	15	This bill addresses notification of usage of water by end users.
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17	17	Highlighted Provisions:
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19	19	This bill:
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21	21	▸ defines terms;
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23	23	▸ grants rulemaking authority;
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25	25	▸ requires a retail water supplier to provide certain notifications regarding water usage;
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27	27	▸ requires a secondary water supplier to provide certain notifications regarding water usage,
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29	29	with exceptions;
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31	31	▸ directs rulemaking;
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33	33	▸ provides for the method of notification; and
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35	35	▸ addresses liability.
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37	37	Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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39	39	None
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41	41	Other Special Clauses:
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43	43	None
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45	45	Utah Code Sections Affected:
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47	47	ENACTS:
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49	49	73-10-32.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53	53	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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55	55	Section 1. Section 73-10-32.7 is enacted to read:
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57	57	73-10-32.7 . Water use escalation notifications.
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59	59	(1) As used in this section:
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61	61	(a) "Fully metered" means the same as the term "fully metering" is defined in Section
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63	63	73-10-34.
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65	65	(b) "Public water system" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-4-102.
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68	68	(c) "Retail water supplier" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-4-102.
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70	70	(d) "Secondary water supplier" means the same as that term is defined in Section
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72	72	73-10-34.
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74	74	(2) On and after July 1, 2027, a retail water supplier shall administer an automated system
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76	76	under which the retail water supplier:
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78	78	(a) measures water usage by an end user;
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80	80	(b) records the amounts used by an end user; and
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82	82	(c) notifies an end user when the end user's water use significantly escalates during a
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84	84	month.
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86	86	(3)(a) For a secondary water supplier that is fully metered on July 1, 2027, on and after
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88	88	July 1, 2027, the secondary water supplier shall administer an automated system
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90	90	under which the secondary water supplier:
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92	92	(i) measures water usage by an end user;
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94	94	(ii) records the amounts used by an end user; and
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96	96	(iii) either directly or through the public water system that serves an end user of the
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98	98	secondary water supplier, notifies an end user when the end user's water use
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100	100	significantly escalates during a month.
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102	102	(b) For a secondary water supplier that is not described in Subsection (3)(a), within six
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104	104	months of the day on which the secondary water supplier is fully metered, the
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106	106	secondary water supplier shall administer an automated system under which the
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108	108	secondary water supplier:
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110	110	(i) measures water usage by an end user;
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112	112	(ii) records the amounts used by an end user; and
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114	114	(iii) either directly or through the public water system that serves an end user of the
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116	116	secondary water supplier, notifies an end user when the end user's water use
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118	118	significantly escalates during a month.
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120	120	(c) Notwithstanding whether a secondary water supplier is fully metered, by no later
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122	122	than July 1, 2031, the secondary water supplier shall administer an automated system
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124	124	under which the secondary water supplier:
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126	126	(i) measures water usage by an end user;
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128	128	(ii) records the amounts used by an end user; and
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130	130	(iii) either directly or through the public water system that serves an end user of the
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132	132	secondary water supplier, notifies an end user when the end user's water use
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134	134	significantly escalates during a month.
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137	137	(4) The Division of Water Resources, shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G,
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139	139	Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
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141	141	(a) defining what constitutes "significantly escalates"; and
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143	143	(b) outlining best practices in measuring when usage during a month significantly
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145	145	escalates.
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147	147	(5) Notification under this section may be made:
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149	149	(a) electronically or by first-class United States mail; and
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151	151	(b) on a monthly statement, by separate notice, or by an end user specific Internet portal
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153	153	that provides information on the end user's usage more frequently than monthly.
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155	155	(6) This section does not apply to a secondary water supplier that is:
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157	157	(a) exempt from metering under Subsection 73-10-34(9), (10), or (11); or
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159	159	(b) authorized to meter at strategic points of the system under Subsection 73-10-34(13).
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161	161	(7) This section does not create a cause of action against a retail water supplier or secondary
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163	163	water supplier for an act or failure to act under this section.
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165	165	Section 2. Effective Date.
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167	167	This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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