2025 Water Conservation Plan
Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities is updating its Water Conservation Plan, and we want your input. This plan is part of statewide conservation efforts and national guidelines to use our water wisely and make sure we have enough for future generations to come.
Water conservation is about learning to do more with less - protecting our quality of life while using our resources responsibly. Please review the draft plan and share your thoughts; we want to hear from you!
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Conservation Plans help us understand:
- how much water we have, how much we use, and what goals we should set for water use
- how well our current water-saving programs are working
- complex issues that affect short- and long-term conservation efforts
- the overall need and shared responsibility for conserving water
- available tools and resources to achieve goals
The updated Water Conservation Plan will:
- Share information about current and future water supply demand
- Look at how we’ve used water in the past
- Set 5-, 10-, and 40- year goals to guide long-term conservation efforts
Phases
Plan Drafted
The Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities (SLCDPU) has been working with Bowen Collins & Associates, Inc., to draft the 2025 Water Conservation Plan in accordance with the State of Utah Conservation Plan Act, and under guidelines outlined in the American Water Works Association Manual M52: Water Conservation Programs and the State’s Regional Conservation Goals.
The goals in the 2025 Water Conservation Plan are to:
- Keep on track to meet long-term water supply needs.
- Facilitate efforts to increase resource and system resilience in the face of identified risks, including climate change.
- Encourage the continued wise use of water, an important limited resource; and
- Be consistent with conservation goals established by the State, Central Utah Project, Alliance for Water Efficiency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Quick Note:
- Water use went up slightly in 2024, and 2025 looks similar so far. Even with the progress we’ve made, this shows we need to keep pushing long-term conservation through stronger education and outreach.
- The goals in Chapter 3 are based on the best data we have now. As new data and technology become available—or if water supply changes due to growth or climate change—we may adjust these goals.
Upcoming and ongoing events
Past events
Event date: September 17th, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
1383 South 900 West
Event date: September 10th, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
1330 East Chambers Avenue
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Event date: August 27th, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.