Title 73, Title 73: Water and Irrigation

73-10-16. State water plan -- Payment for special studies and investigations. Special studies or investigations needed for development of a water plan which might be requested of other agencies, but not included in the budgets or the work programs of such agencies, may be paid fo…

73-10-18. Division of Water Resources -- Creation -- Power and authority. (1) There is created the Division of Water Resources, which shall be within the Department of Natural Resources under the administration and general supervision of the executive director of the Department o…

73-10-19. Director's power and authority. The director shall: (1) be the executive and administrative head of the Division of Water Resources; (2) be selected with special reference to training, experience, and interest in the field of water conservation and development; (3) admi…

73-10-2. Board of Water Resources -- Members -- Appointment -- Terms -- Vacancies. (1) The Board of Water Resources shall be comprised of nine members to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate in accordance with. Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 2, Vaca…

73-10-20. Loans for water systems -- Legislative declaration -- Authority of Division of Water Resources to audit water data. The Legislature recognizes and declares that: (1) the development, protection, and maintenance of adequate and safe water supplies for human consumption i…

73-10-21. Loans for water systems -- Eligible projects. This chapter shall apply to all eligible projects of incorporated cities and towns, special districts under, assessment areas under, and special service districts under. Eligible projects are those for the acquisition, impro…

73-10-23. Loans for water systems -- Board of Water Resources authority -- Procedure. (1) The Board of Water Resources may make loans to cities, towns, metropolitan water districts, water conservancy districts, improvement districts, special improvement districts, or special serv…

73-10-24. Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund created. There is created a Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund to further enhance the state's ability to carry out the policy described in Section. The fund shall be administered by the Board of Water Reso…

73-10-25. Contents of fund -- Investment -- Contributions -- Transfers. (1) The Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund consists of: money appropriated to it by the Legislature; money received from the sale of project water and power, less operating and maintenance cost…

73-10-25.1. Credit enhancement and interest buy-down agreements. (1) The Board of Water Resources may enter into credit enhancement agreements with political subdivisions containing terms and provisions that the board determines will reasonably improve the security for or marketa…

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. (1) As used in this section: "Board" means the Board of Water Resources created in Section. 73-10-1.5 "Bond" means: a wr…

73-10-27. Definitions -- Project priorities -- Considerations -- Bids and contracts -- Definitions -- Retainage. (1) As used in this section: "Board" means the Board of Water Resources created in Section. 73-10-1.5 "Estimated cost" means the cost of the labor, material, and equip…

73-10-28. Charges for use -- Interest. (1) As used in this section, "board" means the Board of Water Resources created in Section. 73-10-1.5 (2) The board shall establish: a charge for the use of water, power, or a facility based on: a contractual agreement approved by the board …

73-10-29. Additional amounts allocated -- Repayment. The board, in addition to the amount allocated to a project to cover the actual cost of construction, may allocate to the project constructed by it, under contract or otherwise, such amounts as may be determined by it for inves…

73-10-3. Organization of board. 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.

73-10-30. Construction in conjunction with Water Resources Construction Fund -- Supplemental financing. (1) Projects authorized under this chapter may be constructed in participation with money from the Water Resources Construction Fund when authorized by the board. (2) Projects …

73-10-32. Definitions -- Water conservation plan required. (1) As used in this section: "Division" means the Division of Water Resources created under Section. 73-10-18 "Water conservancy district" means an entity formed under. Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy Di…

73-10-32.5. Culinary water pricing structure. (1) As used in this section: "Public water system" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 19-4-102 "Retail water supplier" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 19-4-102 "Water conservation effort" means a pro…

73-10-33. Management plan for water conveyance facilities. (1) As used in this section: "Board" means the Board of Water Resources created by Section. 73-10-1.5 "Conservation district" means a conservation district created under. Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act "D…

73-10-34. Secondary water metering -- Loans and grants. (1) As used in this section: "Agriculture use" means water used on land assessed under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 5, Farmland Assessment Act. "Commercial user" means a secondary water user that is a place of business. "Commer…

73-10-34.5. Grant money for existing secondary water metering to facilitate full metering -- Other grants. (1) As used in this section: "Applicant" means a secondary water supplier or group of secondary water suppliers that applies for a grant under this section. "Board" means th…

73-10-36. Division to provide technical assistance in local government planning. (1) As used in this section: "Division" means the Division of Water Resources. "General plan": for a municipality, means the same as that term is defined in Section; and 10-20-102 for a county, means…

73-10-37. Incentives to use water efficient landscaping. (1) As used in this section: "District" means a water conservancy district, as that term is defined in Section. 73-10-32 "Division" means the Division of Water Resources. "Landscaping conversion incentive program" means a p…

73-10-38. Per capita consumptive use. The Division of Water Resources shall comply with Section.

73-10-39. Study and recommendations related to the financing of water infrastructure. (1) As used in this section: "Division" means the Division of Water Resources. "Water infrastructure projects" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 73-10g-102 (2) The division shal…

73-10-4. Powers and duties of board. (1) The board shall have the following powers and duties to: 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…

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 Sectionhas been selected by the board, which in its opinion, will conserve the water res…

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,…

73-10-7. Title to projects -- Contractual powers of board. Title of all projects constructed with funds made available by Sectionhereof 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, …

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. (1) There is created the Water Resources Construction Fund, which consists of: money appropriated …