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Show regulatory, economic components. While the program has changed over time, the most recent development is the rate restructuring program. The Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities serves the majority of incorporated Salt Lake City and parts of Sandy ( Appendix 1). They work on a retail basis in which they sell water directly to their customers. The internal influences that affect the SLCDPU includes this method of water sale and the priority of the concepts and goals of water conservation in relation to the function of the agency. The external influences include the public that SLCDPU sells to, and the political influences of the mayor and city council on agency policies. The Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities water conservation program officially began in 1994 with a summer peak rate structure. However, since the 1920' s the agency has been developing and implementing relatively progressive water policies regulating water consumption. In the 1920' s, Salt Lake City became the fist city in the American West to " meter water," or have the ability to monitor the amount of water used by city residents and businesses ( Duer 3/ 3/ 04). Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities implemented a new summer water conservation program in June 2003. It consists of restructuring water prices so those who consume the most water are required to pay more for it. This system uses a three- tiered approach in which the first block pays $ 0.72 for the first 9 CCF ( 100 cubic feet) of water. For the next 10 through 29 blocks, the user pays $ 1.10, and after 29 CCF, the user pays $ 1.53 for each additional CCF. This rate is for residential users. Commercial and industrial users have different |
