Own the water to save it
If you want to save water, you have to own it first. At least that’s what Mark Miller from Mark Miller Toyota discovered. Mark Miller Toyota is Utah’s first and only LEED certified dealership. One creative means by which they obtained such certification was through the collection of rainwater into a cistern to use for washing cars.
But the old ranching laws of Utah weren’t too happy with it. The law on the books state that in order to divert water, you have to own the rights to it, prohibiting ranchers to divert water from a stream and not let it flow it’s proper course to the rest of the land or other ranchers. But technically those laws still apply to city life rainwater, forcing Mark Miller and state officials to seek a compromise, or else Miller was likely to see his eco-friendly efforts get washed away with the rest.
Thankfully after much negotiation, DealersEdge.com reported a compromise is on its way as officials realize more beneficial ways to handle the situation now and in the future. Thank you to Mr. Mark Miller for pioneering such eco-friendly measures and working with the law to make sure recycling is allowable…