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UT Code § 73-5-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 5 - Administration and Distribution|Section 7 - Inspection of ditches and diverting works by engineer.

 Effective 5/9/2017  73-5-7. Inspection of ditches and diverting works by engineer.    (1)   (a) The state engineer shall have authority to examine and inspect any ditch or other diverting works, and at the time of such inspection, the state engineer may order the owners thereof to make any addition or alteration that the state engineer considers necessary for the security of such works, the safety of persons, or the protection of property.     (b) If any person, firm, copartnership, association, or corporation refuses or neglects to comply with the requirements of the state engineer as described in Subsection (1)(a), the state engineer may bring action in the name of the state in the district court to enforce the order.       (2)   (a) The state engineer shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, by July 1, 2019, inventory and maintain a list of all open, human-made water conveyance systems that carry 5 cubic feet per second or more in the state, including the following information on each conveyance system:   (i) alignment;     (ii) contact information of the owner;     (iii) maximum flow capacity in cubic feet per second;     (iv) whether the conveyance system is used for flood or storm water management; and     (v) notice of the adoption of a management plan for the conveyance system as reported to the Division of Water Resources under Section 73-10-33.       (b) In counties of the first or second class, the state engineer shall include in the inventory described in Subsection (2)(a) any enclosed segments of each open, human-made water conveyance system.       (3) The owner of an open, human-made water conveyance system that carries 5 cubic feet per second or more shall inform the state engineer if the information described in Subsection (2) changes.     (4) The state engineer:   (a) may contract with a local conservation district created in Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act, to fulfill the duties described in Subsection (2); and     (b) may contract a local conservation district created in Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act, to provide technical support for a canal owner who is adopting a management plan, as described in Section 73-10-33.      Amended by Chapter 410, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 73-5-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 5 - Administration and Distribution|Section 8 - Audits -- Reports by users to engineer.

 Effective 5/10/2016  73-5-8. Audits -- Reports by users to engineer.    (1) The Division of Water Rights shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules specifying:   (a) what water use data a person shall report, pursuant to this section; and     (b) how the Division of Water Rights shall validate the data described in Subsection (1)(a).       (2) The Division of Water Rights may collect and validate water use data.     (3) Every person using water from any river system or water source, when requested by the state engineer, shall within 30 days after such request report to the state engineer in writing:   (a) the nature of the use of any such water;     (b) the area on which used;     (c) the kind of crops to be grown;     (d) water elevations on wells or tunnels; and     (e) quantity of water used.      Amended by Chapter 58, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 73-5-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 5 - Administration and Distribution|Section 9 - Powers of state engineer as to waste, pollution, or contamination of waters.

73-5-9. Powers of state engineer as to waste, pollution, or contamination of waters.    (1) To prevent waste, loss, pollution, or contamination of any waters whether above or below the ground, the state engineer may require the repair or construction of head gates or other devices on ditches or canals, and the repair or installation of caps, valves, or casings on any well or tunnel or the plugging or filling thereof to accomplish the purposes of this section.     (2) Any requirement made by the state engineer in accordance with this section shall be executed by and at the cost and expense of the owner, lessee or person having control of such diverting works affected.     (3) If within 10 days after notice of such requirement as provided in this section, the owner, lessee or person having control of the water affected, has not commenced to carry out such requirement, or if he has commenced to comply therewith but shall not thereafter proceed diligently to complete the work, the state engineer may forbid the use of water from such source until the user thereof shall comply with such requirement.     (4) Failure to comply with any requirement made by the state engineer under this section is a crime punishable under Section 73-2-27 if the failure to comply is knowing or intentional.     (5) Each day that such violation is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.    Amended by Chapter 215, 2005 General Session
UT Code § 73-5-14 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 5 - Administration and Distribution|Section 14 - Determination by the state engineer of watershed to which particular source is tributary -- Publications of notice and result -- Hearing -- Judicial review.

 Effective 7/1/2021  73-5-14. Determination by the state engineer of watershed to which particular source is tributary -- Publications of notice and result -- Hearing -- Judicial review.    (1) The state engineer may determine for administrative and distribution purposes the watershed to which any particular stream or source of water is tributary.     (2) A determination under Subsection (1) may be made only after publication of notice to the water users.     (3) Publication of notice under Subsection (2) shall be made:   (a) in a newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in every county in the state in which any rights might be affected, once each week for five consecutive weeks;     (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for five weeks; and     (c) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601, for five weeks.       (4) The state engineer shall fix the date and place of hearing and at the hearing any water user shall be given an opportunity to appear and adduce evidence material to the determination of the question involved.     (5)   (a) The state engineer shall publish the result of the determination as provided in Subsections (3)(a) and (b), and the notice of the decision of the state engineer shall notify the public that any person aggrieved by the decision may appeal the decision as provided by Section 73-3-14.     (b) The notice under Subsection (5)(a) shall be considered to have been given so as to start the time for appeal upon completion of the publication of notice.      Amended by Chapter 84, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 345, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 73-5-16 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 5 - Administration and Distribution|Section 16 - State engineer to publish maps.

 Effective 1/1/2021  73-5-16. State engineer to publish maps.  The state engineer shall publish conspicuously on the state engineer's website a map a municipality submits in accordance with Subsection 10-7-14(3)(a). Enacted by Chapter 99, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 73-6-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 6 - Withdrawal of Unappropriated Waters|Section 1 - Suspension of right to appropriate -- By proclamation of governor.

73-6-1. Suspension of right to appropriate -- By proclamation of governor.  For the purpose of preserving the surplus and unappropriated waters of any stream or other source of water supply for use by irrigation districts and organized agricultural water users, or for any use whatsoever, when in the judgment of the governor and the state engineer the welfare of the state demands it, the governor by proclamation may, upon the recommendation of the state engineer, suspend the right of the public to appropriate such surplus or unappropriated waters.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 73-6-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 6 - Withdrawal of Unappropriated Waters|Section 2 - Restoration by proclamation -- Priority of applications.

73-6-2. Restoration by proclamation -- Priority of applications.    (1) Waters withdrawn from appropriation under this chapter may be restored by proclamation of the governor upon the recommendation of the state engineer.     (2) Such proclamation shall not become effective until notice thereof has been published:   (a) at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of the river system or water source within which the waters so to be restored are situated; and     (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.       (3) Applications for appropriations shall not be filed during the time such waters are withdrawn from appropriation; provided, that after the first publication of notice aforesaid applications may be deposited with the state engineer and at the time such proclamation becomes effective the engineer shall hold public hearings, giving all applicants notice, to determine which applications so filed during the period of publication of such notice are most conducive to the public good, and shall file such applications in order of priority according to such determination.    Amended by Chapter 388, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 73-10-1.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 1.5 - Board of Water Resources -- Creation -- Transfer of powers and duties.

73-10-1.5. Board of Water Resources -- Creation -- Transfer of powers and duties.  There is created within the Department of Natural Resources a Board of Water Resources which, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall assume all of the policy-making functions, powers, duties, rights and responsibilities of the Utah water and power board, together with all functions, powers, duties, rights and responsibilities granted to the Board of Water Resources by this act. The Board of Water Resources shall be the policy-making body of the Division of Water Resources. Except as otherwise provided in this act, whenever reference is made in Title 73, Water and Irrigation, or any other provision of law, to the Utah Water and Power Board, it shall be construed as referring to the Board of Water Resources where such reference pertains to policy-making functions, powers, duties, rights and responsibilities; but in all other instances such reference shall be construed as referring to the Division of Water Resources.  Enacted by Chapter 176, 1967 General Session
UT Code § 73-10-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 2 - Board of Water Resources -- Members -- Appointment -- Terms -- Vacancies.

 Effective 1/1/2021  73-10-2. Board of Water Resources -- Members -- Appointment -- Terms -- Vacancies.    (1)   (a) The Board of Water Resources shall be comprised of eight members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 2, Vacancies.     (b) In addition to the requirements of Section 79-2-203, not more than four members shall be from the same political party.       (2) One member of the board shall be appointed from each of the following districts:   (a) Bear River District, comprising the counties of Box Elder, Cache, and Rich;     (b) Weber District, comprising the counties of Weber, Davis, Morgan, and Summit;     (c) Salt Lake District, comprising the counties of Salt Lake and Tooele;     (d) Provo River District, comprising the counties of Juab, Utah, and Wasatch;     (e) Sevier River District, comprising the counties of Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, and Wayne;     (f) Green River District, comprising the counties of Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah;     (g) Upper Colorado River District, comprising the counties of Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan; and     (h) Lower Colorado River District, comprising the counties of Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Washington, and Kane.       (3)   (a) Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), all appointments shall be for terms of four years.     (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of board members are staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every two years.     (c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall be from the same district as such person.       (4) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:   (a) Section 63A-3-106;     (b) Section 63A-3-107; and     (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.       (5) A member shall comply with the conflict of interest provisions described in Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 3, Conflicts of Interest.    Amended by Chapter 352, 2020 General SessionAmended by Chapter 373, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-10-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 3 - Organization of board -- Interstate conferences -- Designation of representative -- Salary -- Compacts -- Ratification required.

 Effective 3/16/2021  73-10-3. Organization of board -- Interstate conferences -- Designation of representative -- Salary -- Compacts -- Ratification required.    (1) The board shall elect a chair and one or more vice-chairs who shall be members of the board, and shall establish the board's own rules of organization and procedure.     (2) The board, with the approval of the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources and the governor, shall designate a representative who may be one of the board's members to represent the state in all interstate conferences between the state and one or more sister states held for the purpose of entering into compacts between such states for the division of the waters of interstate rivers, lakes, or other sources of water supply, and to represent the state upon all commissions or other governing bodies provided for by any compacts that have been or may hereafter be entered into between the state and one or more sister states. A compact may not become binding upon the state until the compact is ratified and approved by the Utah State Legislature and the legislatures of other states that are parties to the compact.     (3) In acting as such representative of the state, the representative so acting shall act under the supervision of the governor, through the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources and of the Board of Water Resources. The director of the Division of Finance shall fix the salary to be paid to the representative while the representative is acting in this capacity.     (4) The designee of the Water Resource Board shall continue to represent the state as outlined in Subsections (2) and (3) on waters in the state except for the Colorado River system which is governed by Title 63M, Chapter 14, Colorado River Authority of Utah Act.    Amended by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 73-10-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 4 - Powers and duties of board.

 Affected by 63I-1-273 on 12/31/2030  Effective 3/16/2021  73-10-4. Powers and duties of board.    (1) The board shall have the following powers and duties to:   (a) authorize studies, investigations, and plans for the full development, use, and promotion of the water and power resources of the state, including preliminary surveys, stream gauging, examinations, tests, and other estimates either separately or in consultation with federal, state and other agencies;     (b) enter into contracts subject to the provisions of this chapter for the construction of conservation projects that in the opinion of the board will conserve and use for the best advantage of the people of this state the water and power resources of the state, including projects beyond the boundaries of the state of Utah located on interstate waters when the benefit of such projects accrues to the citizens of the state;     (c) sue and be sued in accordance with applicable law;     (d) supervise in cooperation with the governor and the executive director of natural resources all matters affecting interstate compact negotiations and the administration of the compacts affecting the waters of interstate rivers, lakes and other sources of supply, with the exception of the waters of the Colorado River system that are governed by Title 63M, Chapter 14, Colorado River Authority of Utah Act;     (e) contract with federal and other agencies and with the National Water Resources Association and to make studies, investigations and recommendations and do all other things on behalf of the state for any purpose that relates to the development, conservation, protection and control of the water and power resources of the state;     (f) consult and advise with the Utah Water Users' Association and other organized water users' associations in the state;     (g) consider and make recommendations on behalf of the state of reclamation projects or other water development projects for construction by any agency of the state or United States and in so doing recommend the order in which projects shall be undertaken; or     (h) review, approve, and revoke an application to create a water bank under Chapter 31, Water Banking Act, collect an annual report, maintain the water banking website, and conduct any other function related to a water bank as described in Chapter 31, Water Banking Act.       (2) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to impair or otherwise interfere with the authority of the state engineer granted by this title, except as specifically otherwise provided in this section.    Amended by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 73-10-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 5 - Selection of project by board -- Preparation of plans and estimate of cost -- Contracts by board.

73-10-5. Selection of project by board -- Preparation of plans and estimate of cost -- Contracts by board.  When a project to be constructed with money made available from the funds created by Section 73-10-8 has been selected by the board, which in its opinion, will conserve the water resources of this state for the best interests of the citizens of the state, the board shall cause plans and cost estimates of such project to be prepared. Such plans and cost estimates shall then be referred to the director of the Division of Finance who shall determine whether or not funds are available for the construction of the project. If the director of the Division of Finance approves the project so far as the availability of funds is concerned, the Utah water and power board shall then enter into a contract or contracts for the construction of the project. Such contracts shall not be binding upon the state until approved by the director of the Division of Finance from the standpoint of whether or not the cost of the work is reasonable and whether the contract has been entered into under the terms and conditions most advantageous to the state.  Amended by Chapter 320, 1983 General Session
UT Code § 73-10-6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 6 - Making water available to citizens of state -- Assessment of charges against water users -- Water Resources Construction Fund.

73-10-6. Making water available to citizens of state -- Assessment of charges against water users -- Water Resources Construction Fund.  The Board of Water Resources may make available for the use of the citizens of the state who are, in its opinion, best able to utilize the same, any or all water and power conserved by any of the projects to which the state may have title and may enter into contracts for the use of said water and power with individuals or with organizations composed of citizens of the state of Utah. The board may assess against any person using such water and power such charges as, in the opinion of the board, are necessary and reasonable for the maintenance of the project and return to the state the actual costs of the project over such term of years as the board may deem it advisable. Any amount collected as charges over and above the amount necessary to maintain any particular project shall become part of the Water Resources Construction Fund.  Amended by Chapter 169, 1988 General Session
UT Code § 73-10-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 7 - Title to projects -- Contractual powers of board.

73-10-7. Title to projects -- Contractual powers of board.  Title of all projects constructed with funds made available by Section 73-10-8 hereof under the terms of this act shall become vested in the state of Utah. The board is empowered to enter into contracts which are, in its opinion, necessary for the maintenance and continued operation of such projects.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 73-10-11 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 11 - Counsel to board and representative -- Utilization of other departments -- Duty of executive secretary of board to collect on water contracts.

73-10-11. Counsel to board and representative -- Utilization of other departments -- Duty of executive secretary of board to collect on water contracts.  The attorney general shall act as legal counsel to the board, and to its representative as hereinbefore provided for, and the board shall wherever practicable utilize the services and facilities of other departments of the state government. The executive secretary of the Utah water and power board shall be charged with the duty of collecting any and all amounts due on contracts with water users.  Amended by Chapter 133, 1953 Special Session C
UT Code § 73-10-12 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 12 - Appropriations.

73-10-12. Appropriations.  There is appropriated out of any money from the state treasury the sum of $200,000 for the administration of this act. There is further appropriated the sum of $1,000,000 to become a part of the Utah water and power board construction fund.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 73-10-13 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10 - Board of Water Resources - Division of Water Resources|Section 13 - Appropriation for loan fund.

73-10-13. Appropriation for loan fund.  There is appropriated out of the General Fund not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,000,000 to the Utah water and power board as a permanent increase to the loan fund of Utah water and power board.  Enacted by Chapter 199, 1963 General Session