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Another point to make is that the state’s conservation goal is 220 gpcd (gallons per person per day), but even then, the supply would run out by 2040 (http://le.utah.gov/audit/15_01rpt.pdf). The Division of Water Resources also assumes that after that goal is reached, water use will not be reduced any further. But based on data from 2005 and 2010, water use has already been shown to be ahead of this goal (http://le.utah.gov/audit/15_01rpt.pdf). I think this shows a trend in our society that will keep going, where people are becoming more conscious of their resource use and the effects it has on their surroundings. It is also shown that state’s that have environments similar to Utah have made goals far below ours for water conservation. There is also the fact that Utahns don’t use their water efficiently. A study showed that Utah residents were applying twice as much water as needed for their plants, and that if residents were to use the recommended techniques for watering, the amount of water used in irrigation could be reduced by 26 (http://le.utah.gov/audit/15_01rpt.pdf). If the public is educated on water conservancy, conservancy practices are enforced, and we make legitimate conservancy goals, then I believe we can save an enormous amount of water that is needed in Utah.

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