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Show Chapter 5 Recommendations 3. Irrigation exchange contracts. • Recommendation: Eliminate the exchanges and purchase the contracts outright. Implementation: Ongoing. Explanation: Increase communication and public relations with contract holders and irrigation companies. Publicize the price Salt Lake City is willing to pay for shares of water. 4. Currently not utilizing Millcreek as a culinary source of water. • Recommendation: Continue to preserve water rights in Millcreek Canyon and maintain the current water right with the state engineer. Implementation: Ongoing. • Recommendation: Manage Millcreek Canyon to maintain optimal water quality. Implementation: Ongoing. 5. Water conservation. • Recommendation: Maintain the current rate structure to encourage conservation. Implementation: Ongoing. Explanation: The people of Utah rank among the highest water users per capita in the country. The state average for water consumption per person per day is approximately 270 gallons. The largest percentage of water use is in lawn watering. In Salt Lake City, lawn watering constitutes 49 percent of typical water use. Great reductions are possible in lawn watering because residents often over- water their lawns by as much as 50 percent. By maintaining the current rate structure, including seasonal rates, Salt Lake City hopes to encourage water Page 80 |