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Show Standards should include " trigger points" defining what levels of unaccounted- for water will initiate water loss reduction programs such as meter repair and calibration, leak detection and repairs, and pipeline replacement. Subsection 207( f)( 2)( D). Low consumption performance standards applicable to the sale and installation of plumbing fixtures and fittings in new construction. • Additional standards in regulations on plumbing code fixtures and fittings do not need to be adopted at this time. Utah's plumbing code regulations were changed in 1992 requiring ultra- low flush toilets ( 1.6 gallons or less per flush) and low flow shower heads ( 2.5 gallons per minute or less) in new construction. Federal standards imposed in 1994 prohibit manufacture of toilets with water capacity more than 1.6 gallons. Subsection 207( f)( 2)( E). Requirements for the recycling and reuse of water by all newly constructed commercial laundries and vehicle wash facilities. • City and county governments should change business license requirements for commercial laundries and other commercial facilities that use tunnel wash or large tub washer systems to require water reuse and recycling in new facilities. • Newly constructed vehicle wash facilities should not be required to recycle wastewater. The state of Utah does not currently require commercial laundries, hotels or vehicle wash facilities to be designed or operated with water recycling or reuse. But the state- of- the- art in constructing new commercial laundries includes recycle and reuse water systems which save heat and energy. Technologies exist to reclaim and recycle wastewater from vehicle wash facilities, but recycling systems are currently not cost effective. Subsection 207( f)( 2)( F). Requirements for soil preparation prior to the installation or seeding of turf grass in new residential and commercial construction. • Soil preparation prior to the installation or seeding of turf grass in new residential and commercial construction should not be required. Soil preparation alone does not save water. Soil preparation is part of water conserving landscape design and management. 4 |
