Drought Management and Its Impact on Public Water Systems Report on a Colloquium Sponsored by the Water Science and Technology Board (1986) / Chapter Skim
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B: Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District Rationing Plan
B: Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District Rationing Plan
Pages 114-121
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total hours per week for residential users. This amounts to about half the water used in previous years by the average homeowner outside the home.
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Additional measures to enforce a reduction in water use such as penalty charges for excess use and ordinances restricting outside water use with civil penalties are being prepared for enactment by the Salt Lake County Commission and the City Councils if voluntary response to our problem is not successful. The schedule for outside watering outlined will result in adequate water supply for basic needs through this summer if it is followed by everyone.
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TABLE 1 Type of Watering Device Hand Held Hose Full Flow Without Spr inkl er Ring Type Sprinkler on 50 Foot Hose Spray Head Sprinkler System Rainbird Type Sprinkler on Sprinkler Sys tem or Has e Rotary Head Sprinkler System TABLE 2 Total Flow Gallons Per Minute 10 15 20 25 30 Flow in Gallons Per Minute at Average Pressure 12 8pm 8 8pm 6 8pm per head 10 8pm 8 8pm per head Hours Per Week 18 9 6 4.5 3.5 3 Additional information on watering systems and ways you can conserve water in your yard can be obtained from your local nurseryman. Proper mulching and water use in your yard can reduce your outside water requirements by over 50 percent.
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—117— THE SALT LAKE COUNTY WA17E:R CONSERVANCY DISTRICT P.O. Box 15618 3495 South 300 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Phone: 262-7421
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In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service states in its report entitled "Water Supply Outlook for Utah as of January 1, 1977:" Utah's spring and summer water supply outlook is poor, as Utah enters the new year with a record low mountain snow pack.
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Irrigators are holding their water in reservoirs for possible later sale or trade to municipalities. A complicated exchange of water from the partially completed Central Utah Project utilizing water in Strawberry Reservoir has been contemplated.
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WILL THIS SITUATION EXIST DURING EVERY DRY YEAR? Not if we can continue conserving our supplies and can complete the Central Utah Project.
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