(Salt Lake City, UT) — State lawmakers may consider a change in property tax policy that could force Utahns to conserve more water. State Senator Dan McCay said yesterday that he’d like to see the legislature remove water use subsidies from property tax policy. McCay said property taxes pay for as much as two-thirds of the cost of water in the state, insulating users from paying for overusing water. McCay would like to shift the policy so that users bear more of the cost and have an incentive to save as much water as possible.