Jacob Johnson: In the current base-rate system, people who save water are chumps.
Weber Basin’s Water Conservation Learning Garden has hundreds of ideas for xeriscaping or reducing water usage for lawns and gardens. A variety of plants, flowers and trees that require less water as well as rocks, mulch and structures for landscaping can be found at the Learning Garden in Layton on Saturday, June 12, 2021.
Just last week, the Bureau of Reclamation announced it will consider taking unilateral action to reduce water outflows from Lake Powell if the surrounding states can’t agree on their own strategy for water conservation. This precedent-breaking federal action, which could begin as soon as 2023, is meant to keep Glen Canyon Dam from dropping below water levels that would prevent hydropower generation.
For instance, residents of Francis pay a base rate of $30 on up to 15,000 gallons. That means the Andersons, who zeroscaped their yard and reduced water usage to 3,000 gallons, get the same monthly bill as the Bakers, who filled their above-ground pool twice this month and used 14,000 gallons. Base rates do nothing to encourage conservation. Needless to say, it’s also wildly unfair to the Andersons.
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