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Salt Lake City Eyes Permanent Water Limits | Salt Lake City News
Salt Lake City is racing to make its emergency water use cap permanent before it expires in September, after a brutal drought hit the region with record-low snowpack and scorching heat. The proposed rule would lock in a 200,000-gallon daily limit for new non-residential buildings — a move that already derailed a federal detention center’s plans — while exempting critical sectors like schools, hospitals, and faith-based centers, though debates swirl over whether tech hubs like data centers might sneak in under the “social services” loophole. City leaders aim to vote on the permanent ordinance…
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