Utah § 5a-503 - Owners required to perform maintenance -- Orders to protect life and property.

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§ 5a-503. Owners required to perform maintenance -- Orders to protect life and property.

Effective 5/14/2019
73-5a-503.  Owners required to perform maintenance -- Orders to protect life and property.
(1) Following an inspection, the state engineer shall specify what maintenance is necessary to keep the dam and appurtenant structures in satisfactory condition, and the owner of the dam shall be responsible for that maintenance.
(2) Depending upon the severity of problems specified under Subsection (1), the state engineer may issue orders for:
(a) engineering studies;
(b) repairs;
(c) storage limitations;
(d) removal of the dam;
(e) breaching of the dam; or
(f) any other remedy the state engineer determines is appropriate to protect life and property.


Amended by Chapter 168, 2019 General Session

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

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