Utah § 5a-301 - Inspections to insure compliance with plans -- Duties and costs of owners -- Weekly reports.

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§ 5a-301. Inspections to insure compliance with plans -- Duties and costs of owners -- Weekly reports.

Effective 5/7/2025
73-5a-301.  Inspections to insure compliance with plans -- Duties and costs of owners -- Weekly reports.
(1)During construction, enlargement, repair, alteration, or removal of any dam:
(a)the state engineer, the state engineer's staff, or an independent consultant shall make periodic inspections of the work for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the approved plans and specifications; and
(b)the owner of the dam shall:
(i)conduct tests that the state engineer determines are necessary;
(ii)provide adequate supervision of the work by an engineer licensed by the state who has experience in dam design and construction; and
(iii)disclose information sufficient to enable the state engineer to determine that the work is being done in conformance with the approved plans and specifications.
(2)Costs of any work or tests required by the state engineer shall be paid by the owner of the dam.
(3)The engineer who is supervising the work pursuant to Subsection (1)(b)(ii) is required to submit a report weekly to the state engineer. Each report shall show the work accomplished during the previous week and summarize the results of any material testing.


Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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