Utah § 40-10-29 - Other enforcement and protection rights unaffected -- Operator to replace adversely affected water supply of legitimate users.
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§ 40-10-29. Other enforcement and protection rights unaffected -- Operator to replace adversely affected water supply of legitimate users.
40-10-29. Other enforcement and protection rights unaffected -- Operator to replace adversely affected water supply of legitimate users.
| (1) | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting in any way the right of any person to enforce or protect, under applicable law, the person's interest in water resources affected by a surface coal mining operation. |
| (2) | The operator of a surface coal mine shall replace the water supply of an owner of interest in real property who obtains all or part of the owner's supply of water for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use from an underground or surface source where this supply has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from the surface coal mine operation. |
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-10-29 ("Other enforcement and protection rights unaffected -- Operator to replace adversely affected water supply of legitimate users.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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