Tucked away in the article:<p>> Of major U.S. cities, Salt Lake has among the lowest per-gallon water rates, according to a 2017 federal report. It also consumes more water for residential use than other desert cities — 96 gallons per person per day last year, compared with 78 in Tucson and 77 in Los Angeles.<p>I was in Utah a couple of weeks ago, and I was surprised by the relative absence of water use reduction techniques. The hotel I stayed in had a “waterfall”-style shower (it was not particularly fancy, and I did not pick it specifically), and I saw multiple over-watered flowerbeds while walking around (including one that was literally filled with water and spilling onto the sidewalk.) And quite a bit of dust in the air.