Utah Code — 73
Browse 526 sections in division 73 of the Utah code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 73-1-1. Waters declared property of public.
- § 73-1-2. Unit of measurement -- Of flow -- Of volume.
- § 73-1-3. Beneficial use basis of right to use.
- § 73-1-4. Reversion to the public by abandonment or forfeiture for nonuse within seven years -- Saved water -- Written plan standards for future water -- Nonuse application.
- § 73-1-4.5. Authorization for water companies to allocate water rights lost by forfeiture or nonuse -- Redemption and retirement of water shares.
- § 73-1-5. Use of water a public use.
- § 73-1-6. Eminent domain -- Purposes.
- § 73-1-7. Enlargement for joint use of ditch.
- § 73-1-8. Duties of owners or operators -- Bridges and trails -- Liability.
- § 73-1-9. Contribution between joint owners of ditch or reservoir.
- § 73-1-10. Conveyance of water rights -- Deed -- Exceptions -- Filing and recording of deed -- Report of water right conveyance.
- § 73-1-11. Appurtenant water rights pass to grantee of land -- Exceptions -- Conveyance of a portion of irrigated land -- Right to the use of water evidenced by shares of stock -- Appurtenant water rights -- Evidence -- Where appurtenant -- Partial conveyances of water and land.
- § 73-1-12. Failure to record -- Effect.
- § 73-1-13. Corporations -- One water company may own stock in another.
- § 73-1-14. Acts against water facilities or interfering with apportioning official -- Penalty and liability.
- § 73-1-15. Obstructing or change of water facilities -- Penalties.
- § 73-1-15.5. Relocation of easements for a water conveyance facility -- Alteration of a water conveyance facility.
- § 73-1-16. Petition for hearing to determine validity -- Notice -- Service -- Pleading -- Costs -- Review.
- § 73-1-17. Borrowing from federal government authorized.
- § 73-1-18. Bonds issued -- Interest -- Lien.
- § 73-1-19. State, agency, county, city or town -- Authority of -- To procure stock of irrigation or pipeline company -- To bring its land within conservation or conservancy district.
- § 73-1-21. State water policy.
- § 73-1-22. Litigation expenses.
- § 73-2-1. State engineer -- Term -- Powers and duties -- Qualification for duties.
- § 73-2-1.1. Division of Water Rights -- Creation -- Power and authority.
- § 73-2-1.2. Director of Division of Water Rights -- Appointment of state engineer.
- § 73-2-1.3. Report to executive director of natural resources.
- § 73-2-1.5. Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings.
- § 73-2-1.6. Water Rights Restricted Account.
- § 73-2-2. Oath.
- § 73-2-4. Deputies and assistants -- Employment and salaries -- Purchase of equipment and supplies.
- § 73-2-5. Aid to district court.
- § 73-2-7. Aid to federal court.
- § 73-2-10. Knowledge of waterways and irrigation -- Suggestions as to amendment or enactment of laws.
- § 73-2-11. Records -- Certified copies -- Evidence.
- § 73-2-12. Seal.
- § 73-2-13. Attorney general and county attorneys to counsel.
- § 73-2-14. Fees of state engineer -- Deposited as a dedicated credit.
- § 73-2-15. Agreements with federal and state agencies -- Investigations, surveys or adjudications.
- § 73-2-16. Arbitration -- Confirmation by district court.
- § 73-2-17. Authorization of cooperative investigations of groundwater resources.
- § 73-2-20. Employees authorized to enter and cross lands -- Injuring monuments a crime.
- § 73-2-22. Emergency flood powers -- Action to enforce orders -- Access rights to private and public property -- Injunctive relief against state engineer's decisions -- Judicial review provisions not applicable.
- § 73-2-23. Emergency powers of state engineer -- Multi-county flood mitigation activities -- Termination of assistance.
- § 73-2-23.1. Assistance of state engineer in management of flood waters.
- § 73-2-25. State engineer enforcement powers.
- § 73-2-26. Administrative penalties.
- § 73-2-27. Criminal penalties.
- § 73-2-28. Costs and fees in civil actions.
- § 73-2-29. Agreement with another state -- Regulation, distribution, and administration of interstate water.
- § 73-2-30. Per capita consumptive use.
- § 73-3-1. Appropriation -- Manner of acquiring water rights.
- § 73-3-1.5. Capture and storage of precipitation.
- § 73-3-2. Application for right to use unappropriated public water -- Necessity -- Form -- Contents -- Validation of prior applications by state or United States or officer or agency thereof.
- § 73-3-3. Changes to a water right.
- § 73-3-3.5. Application for a change of point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use of water in a water company made by a shareholder.
- § 73-3-4. "Received," "filed" defined.
- § 73-3-5. Action by engineer on applications.
- § 73-3-5.5. Temporary applications to appropriate water -- Approval by engineer -- Expiration -- Proof of appropriation not required.
- § 73-3-5.6. Applications to appropriate or permanently change a small amount of water -- Proof of appropriation or change.
- § 73-3-6. Publication of notice of application -- Corrections or amendments of applications -- Confirmation -- Withdrawal of application.
- § 73-3-7. Protests.
- § 73-3-8. Approval or rejection of application -- Requirements for approval -- Application for specified period of time -- Filing of royalty contract for removal of salt or minerals -- Request for agency action.
- § 73-3-10. Approval or rejection of application.
- § 73-3-11. Statement of financial ability of applicants.
- § 73-3-12. Time limit on construction and application to beneficial use -- Extensions -- Procedures and criteria.
- § 73-3-13. Protests -- Procedure.
- § 73-3-14. Judicial review of state engineer order.
- § 73-3-15. Dismissal of action for review of informal adjudicative proceedings.
- § 73-3-16. Proof of appropriation or permanent change -- Notice -- Manner of proof -- Statements -- Maps, profiles, and drawings -- Verification -- Waiver of filing -- Statement in lieu of proof of appropriation or change.
- § 73-3-17. Certificate of appropriation -- Evidence.
- § 73-3-18. Lapse of application -- Notice -- Reinstatement -- Priorities -- Assignment of application -- Filing and recording -- Constructive notice -- Effect of failure to record.
- § 73-3-19. Right of entry on private property -- By applicant -- Bond -- Priority.
- § 73-3-20. Right to divert appropriated waters into natural streams -- Requirements -- Storage in reservoir -- Information required by state engineer -- Lapse of application.
- § 73-3-21.1. Priorities between appropriators.
- § 73-3-23. Replacement of water.
- § 73-3-25. Well driller's license -- Enforcement.
- § 73-3-26. Violations -- Penalty.
- § 73-3-27. Requests for segregation or consolidation.
- § 73-3-28. Replacement wells -- Requirements -- State engineer's approval -- Application to drill -- Filing -- Form -- Contents -- Notice -- Fees -- Definition -- Plugging of old well.
- § 73-3-29. Relocation of natural streams -- Written permit required -- Emergency work -- Violations.
- § 73-3-30. Application for an instream flow or use on sovereign lands -- Application for delivery to a reservoir.
- § 73-3-30.3. Dedicated water application.
- § 73-3-30.5. Standardized leasing of water described in instream flow provisions.
- § 73-3-31. Water right for watering livestock on public land -- Public Water Reserve No. 107.
- § 73-3-32. Filing protest or judicial review action not required to bring judicial interference claim.
- § 3a-101. Policy statement.
- § 3a-102. Water mixed with substances.
- § 3a-103. Water exports governed by this chapter.
- § 3a-104. Rulemaking power of state engineer.
- § 3a-105. Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings.
- § 3a-106. Application form.
- § 3a-107. Publication of notice of application -- Corrections or amendments of applications.
- § 3a-108. Approval of applications -- Criteria.
- § 3a-109. Certification of appropriation or change.
- § 3b-102. Definitions.
- § 3b-103. Prohibitions.
- § 3b-104. Rulemaking power of state engineer.
- § 3b-105. Administrative procedures.
- § 3b-106. Water right for recharged water -- Change of use of recovered water.
- § 3b-107. Recoverable water -- State engineer to determine.
- § 3b-201. Application for a recharge permit -- Required information -- Filing fee.
- § 3b-202. Issuance of recharge permit -- Criteria -- Conditions.
- § 3b-203. Proof of completion, certification, or lapse of recharge permit.
- § 3b-204. Application for a recovery permit -- Required information.
- § 3b-205. Issuance of recovery permit -- Criteria -- Conditions.
- § 3b-206. Proof of completion, certification, or lapse of recovery permit.
- § 3b-207. Assignment of permits.
- § 3b-208. Proposed new well -- Compliance with water well construction rules.
- § 3b-301. Storage account -- Monitoring and reporting required.
- § 3b-302. Fee.
- § 3b-303. Modification of recharge or recovery permits.
- § 3b-401. Revocation or suspension of recharge and recovery permits.
- § 3b-402. Penalty.
- § 3c-102. Definitions.
- § 3c-103. Water reuse projects and the Great Salt Lake -- Exception.
- § 3c-201. Reuse by a public agency owning underlying water right.
- § 3c-202. Reuse by a public agency under a contract authorizing the use of water.
- § 3c-301. Application to the director.
- § 3c-302. Application to the state engineer.
- § 3c-303. Inflow of unappropriated water -- Application to appropriate.
- § 3c-304. Change in point of discharge.
- § 3c-401. Priority of reuse water.
- § 3d-101. Definitions.
- § 3d-102. Scope of chapter.
- § 3d-201. Declaration of a temporary water shortage emergency by the governor.
- § 3d-202. Existing agencies to be used in implementation.
- § 3d-301. Preferences between persons using water.
- § 3d-302. Emergency planning by a person requesting the declaration of a temporary water shortage emergency.
- § 3d-401. Definitions.
- § 3d-402. Payment of compensation.
- § 3d-403. Security requirements.
- § 73-4-1. Action for a general adjudication of water rights -- Requirements for state engineer to file -- Adjudication area divisions.
- § 73-4-2. Interstate streams.
- § 73-4-3. Notice and procedure for general adjudication of water rights -- Statements of claim -- Incomplete records.
- § 73-4-4. Summons for general adjudication of water rights -- Requirements to serve summons individually and generally -- Statement of claim requirement.
- § 73-4-5. Requirements for statement of claim in general adjudication of water rights.
- § 73-4-9. Failure to file a statement of claim.
- § 73-4-9.5. List of unclaimed rights of record.
- § 73-4-10. Amendment of pleadings -- Extensions of time.
- § 73-4-11. Proposed determination by engineer to court -- Hydrographic survey map -- Notice -- Public meeting.
- § 73-4-12. Judgment -- In absence of contest.
- § 73-4-13. In case of contest -- Notice of hearing.
- § 73-4-14. Pleadings -- Expert assistance for court.
- § 73-4-15. Judgment after hearing.
- § 73-4-16. Appeals.
- § 73-4-17. Certified copy of final judgment -- Filing.
- § 73-4-18. General determination in court's discretion -- State to be made a party.
- § 73-4-19. Redetermination -- Bond of applicant.
- § 73-4-20. Revolving fund -- Money expended not assessable against water users -- Transfer of unexpended money to adjudication fund -- Payment of costs of determinations -- Money expended from adjudication fund not assessable against water users -- Surplus to remain in adjudication fund.
- § 73-4-21. Duty to update address and ownership -- Duty to follow court proceedings -- Additional notice.
- § 73-4-22. State engineer's duty to search records for and serve summons on claimants -- Filing of affidavit -- Publication of summons -- Binding on unknown claimants.
- § 73-4-23. Effective date of amendatory act -- Application to pending suits -- State engineer's certificate.
- § 73-4-24. Petition for expedited hearing of objection -- Petition for limited determination.
- § 73-5-1. Appointment of water commissioners -- Procedure.
- § 73-5-1.5. Water Commissioner Fund.
- § 73-5-3. Control by engineer of division and distribution under judgments.
- § 73-5-4. Controlling works and measuring devices.
- § 73-5-7. Inspection of ditches and diverting works by engineer.
- § 73-5-8. Audits -- Reports by users to engineer.
- § 73-5-8.3. Reporting by large data centers.
- § 73-5-8.5. Per capita consumptive use.
- § 73-5-9. Powers of state engineer as to waste, pollution, or contamination of waters.
- § 73-5-13. Claim to surface or underground water not otherwise represented -- Information required -- Corrections -- Filing -- Investigation -- Publication -- Judicial action to determine validity -- Rules -- Homestead parcels.
- § 73-5-14. Determination by the state engineer of watershed to which particular source is tributary -- Publications of notice and result -- Hearing -- Judicial review.
- § 73-5-15. Groundwater management plan.
- § 73-5-16. State engineer to publish maps.
- § 73-5-17. River distribution accounting report.
- § 73-5-18. Sub-basin livestock watering claims.
- § 5a-101. Power of state engineer to regulate dams.
- § 5a-102. Chapter does not apply to certain federal dams and reservoirs.
- § 5a-103. Liability of owner or operator.
- § 5a-104. Qualifications of persons designing dams.
- § 5a-105. Independent consultants -- Owner to pay costs.
- § 5a-106. Dams classified according to hazard and use.
- § 5a-201. Approval of state engineer necessary to construct, alter, or abandon dams.
- § 5a-202. Submission of plans.
- § 5a-203. Review of plans.
- § 5a-204. Application for approval.
- § 5a-205. Approvals void after one year if construction delayed -- Exceptions.
- § 5a-301. Inspections to insure compliance with plans -- Duties and costs of owners -- Weekly reports.
- § 5a-302. Failure to conform to plans.
- § 5a-303. Circumstances under which the plan must be modified or the approval revoked.
- § 5a-304. Final inspection.
- § 5a-401. Records and reports.
- § 5a-402. Standard operating plans required.
- § 5a-403. State engineer to specify contents of standard operating plans.
- § 5a-501. State engineer to inspect dams.
- § 5a-502. Legislative findings -- Immunity from suit -- State engineer to set minimum standards for existing high hazard dams -- Exceptions -- Investigations and plans for compliance with minimum standards.
- § 5a-503. Owners required to perform maintenance -- Orders to protect life and property.
- § 5a-601. Emergency action plans required.
- § 5a-602. State engineer to specify contents of emergency action plans.
- § 5a-603. Emergency power of state engineer.
- § 5a-701. Notice of violation -- Order for corrective action.
- § 5a-702. Civil penalties -- Costs -- Civil liability.
- § 73-6-1. Suspension of right to appropriate -- By proclamation of governor.
- § 73-6-2. Restoration by proclamation -- Priority of applications.
- § 73-10-1. State's policy -- Creation of revolving fund -- General construction of chapter.
- § 73-10-1.5. Board of Water Resources -- Creation -- Transfer of powers and duties.
- § 73-10-2. Board of Water Resources -- Members -- Appointment -- Terms -- Vacancies.
- § 73-10-3. Organization of board.
- § 73-10-4. Powers and duties of board.
- § 73-10-5. Selection of project by board -- Preparation of plans and estimate of cost -- Contracts by board.
- § 73-10-6. Making water available to citizens of state -- Assessment of charges against water users -- Water Resources Construction Fund.
- § 73-10-7. Title to projects -- Contractual powers of board.
- § 73-10-8. Water Resources Construction Fund -- Creation and contents of fund -- Use -- Investigation Account created -- Interest -- Retainage -- Loans and grants for dam safety work.
- § 73-10-11. Counsel to board and representative -- Utilization of other departments -- Duty of executive secretary of board to collect on water contracts.
- § 73-10-15. State water plan -- Entities to cooperate in formulation of plan.
- § 73-10-16. State water plan -- Payment for special studies and investigations.
- § 73-10-18. Division of Water Resources -- Creation -- Power and authority.
- § 73-10-19. Director's power and authority.
- § 73-10-20. Loans for water systems -- Legislative declaration -- Authority of Division of Water Resources to audit water data.
- § 73-10-21. Loans for water systems -- Eligible projects.
- § 73-10-23. Loans for water systems -- Board of Water Resources authority -- Procedure.
- § 73-10-24. Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created.
- § 73-10-25. Contents of fund -- Investment -- Contributions -- Transfers.
- § 73-10-25.1. Credit enhancement and interest buy-down agreements.
- § 73-10-26. Definitions -- Construction of a project by board -- Ownership and operation -- Transfer of a water right -- Purchase of a bond from an Indian tribe.
- § 73-10-27. Definitions -- Project priorities -- Considerations -- Bids and contracts -- Definitions -- Retainage.
- § 73-10-28. Charges for use -- Interest.
- § 73-10-29. Additional amounts allocated -- Repayment.
- § 73-10-30. Construction in conjunction with Water Resources Construction Fund -- Supplemental financing.
- § 73-10-32. Definitions -- Water conservation plan required.
- § 73-10-32.5. Culinary water pricing structure.
- § 73-10-33. Management plan for water conveyance facilities.
- § 73-10-34. Secondary water metering -- Loans and grants.
- § 73-10-34.5. Grant money for existing secondary water metering to facilitate full metering -- Other grants.
- § 73-10-36. Division to provide technical assistance in local government planning.
- § 73-10-37. Incentives to use water efficient landscaping.
- § 73-10-38. Per capita consumptive use.
- § 73-10-39. Study and recommendations related to the financing of water infrastructure.
- § 10c-1. Legislative findings.
- § 10c-2. Definitions.
- § 10c-3. Water Development Coordinating Council created -- Purpose -- Members.
- § 10c-4. Credit enhancement and interest buy-down agreements -- Loans or grants -- Hardship grants -- Transfer of money.
- § 10c-4.1. Wastewater projects -- Loan criteria and requirements -- Process for approval.
- § 10c-4.2. Drinking water projects -- Loan criteria and requirements -- Process for approval.
- § 10c-4.5. Nonpoint source project loans and grants -- Project objectives -- Water Quality Board duties.
- § 10c-5. Water Development Security Fund created -- Water Quality Security and Drinking Water Security Subaccounts created -- Use -- Revolving loan funds -- Hardship grants.
- § 10c-6. Credit enhancement agreement -- Provisions for use of funds.
- § 10c-7. Use of deposits in security fund.
- § 10c-8. Rules.
- § 10c-9. Investments of money in security fund.
- § 10c-10. Origination fee.
- § 10c-11. Actions related to coordination of growth and conservation planning.
- § 10d-1. Public policy.
- § 10d-2. Citation of chapter.
- § 10d-3. Definitions.
- § 10d-4. Notice of intention to enter privatization project -- Petition for election -- Certification of petition signatures -- Removal of signature -- Election procedures -- Powers of political subdivision -- Public bidding laws not to apply.
- § 10d-5. Bond issues -- Debt not authorized -- Project not a public utility -- Financing as an industrial facility.
- § 10d-6. Contents of agreements and reports required where bonds are issued that mature more than 10 years after project begins operation.
- § 10d-7. Agreements by political subdivisions for privatization projects -- Joint interests.
- § 10e-1. Creation of Water Development and Flood Mitigation Reserve Account -- Appropriation.
- § 10e-2. Requirement to obtain rights-of-way and easements.
- § 10e-3. Requirement to provide engineering studies.
- § 10e-4. Authority to transfer funds.
- § 10f-1. Definitions.
- § 10f-2. Bear River feasibility studies.
- § 10g-102. Definitions.
- § 10g-103. Creation of the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account.
- § 10g-104. Authorized use of the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account.
- § 10g-105. Loans -- Rulemaking.
- § 10g-106. Requirement for repayment.
- § 10g-107. Water Infrastructure Fund.
- § 10g-203.5. Definitions.
- § 10g-204. Agricultural Water Optimization Account.
- § 10g-205. Agricultural Water Optimization Committee.
- § 10g-206. Agricultural water optimization grants -- Demonstration of water savings.
- § 10g-207. Public information and reporting.
- § 10g-301. Implementation of part.
- § 10g-302. Definitions.
- § 10g-303. Watersheds.
- § 10g-304. Utah Watersheds Council -- Creation and governance.
- § 10g-305. Role of the state council -- Reporting.
- § 10g-306. Local councils -- Creation.
- § 10g-307. Local watershed councils -- Roles and governance.
- § 10g-308. Conditions applicable to all watershed councils.
- § 10g-401. Definitions.
- § 10g-402. Development of an integrated water assessment.
- § 10g-403. Work plan.
- § 10g-404. Completion of integrated water assessment -- Reporting and publishing.
- § 10g-501. Definitions.
- § 10g-502. Capital asset management for a water conservancy district.
- § 10g-502.5. Capital asset management and reserve funding analysis for public water systems.
- § 10g-503. Participation in survey or evaluation.
- § 10g-601. Definitions.
- § 10g-602. Unified water infrastructure plan -- Annual reporting.
- § 10g-603. Ranking and prioritizing water infrastructure projects.
- § 10g-604. State council's general duties related to prioritizing -- Reporting -- Relevant agency actions.
- § 10g-605. Capital asset management and reserve analysis -- Assistance for person seeking state funds.
- § 10g-606. Scope of part.
- § 10g-607. Fee schedule -- Approval of fee schedule -- Exemption -- Report -- Monitoring of fees.
- § 10g-701. Definitions.
- § 10g-702. Utah water agent.
- § 10g-703. Powers and duties of water agent.
- § 73-11-1. Powers and duties of School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration -- Consolidation -- Purpose.
- § 73-11-2. Reserve stock for irrigating trust lands -- Sell or lease excess stock.
- § 73-11-3. Disposition of proceeds.
- § 73-11-4. School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration to vote stock of consolidated district.
- § 12a-1. Ratification.