Title 73, Title 73: Water and Irrigation

73-10g-106. Requirement for repayment. (1) Any money utilized to construct water infrastructure to develop the state's share of the Bear and Colorado Rivers are subject to the repayment provisions of, and. Title 73, Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act Chapter 28, Lake Powell P…

73-10g-107. Water Infrastructure Fund. (1) There is created an enterprise fund known as the "Water Infrastructure Fund," which is referred to in this section as the "fund." (2) The fund shall consist of: appropriations from the Legislature; money from the federal government; gran…

73-10g-203.5. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Account" means the Agricultural Water Optimization Account created in Section. 73-10g-204 (2) "Agricultural water optimization" means the implementation of agricultural and water management practices that maintain viable agric…

73-10g-204. Agricultural Water Optimization Account. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund called the "Agricultural Water Optimization Account." (2) The account consists of: appropriations from the Legislature; federal funds; and grants or donations fr…

73-10g-205. Agricultural Water Optimization Committee. (1) There is created in the department a committee known as the "Agricultural Water Optimization Committee" that consists of: the commissioner of the department, or the commissioner's designee; the director of the division, o…

73-10g-206. Agricultural water optimization grants -- Demonstration of water savings. (1) The conservation commission may issue a grant described in Subsectionin accordance with the procedures in this section. 73-10g-204(3) (2) The committee shall establish funding application pe…

73-10g-207. Public information and reporting. (1) The department shall, in coordination with the division and the Division of Water Rights, annually compile and publish a report on: completed projects; saved water made available from agricultural water optimization projects; and …

73-10g-301. Implementation of part. This part shall be liberally construed to: (1) provide input to the Water Development Coordinating Council regarding infrastructure planning on a watershed and state level in accordance with Part 6, Planning and Prioritization; (2) develop dive…

73-10g-302. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Council" means the state council or a local council created under this part. (2) "Local council" means a local council created in accordance with Section. 73-10g-306 (3) "State council" means the Utah Watersheds Council created …

73-10g-303. Watersheds. For the purposes of this part, the state is divided into the following watersheds, corresponding to those found on hydrologic basin maps maintained by the division: (1) the Bear River Watershed, comprised of the portions of Box Elder, Cache, Rich, and Summ…

73-10g-304. Utah Watersheds Council -- Creation and governance. (1) Within the Department of Natural Resources, there is created the "Utah Watersheds Council" consisting of the following members who are residents of the state: the executive director of the Department of Natural R…

73-10g-305. Role of the state council -- Reporting. (1) The state council shall: serve as a forum to encourage and facilitate discussion and collaboration by and among the stakeholders relative to the water-related interests of the state and the state's people and institutions; f…

73-10g-306. Local councils -- Creation. (1) A proposed local council may be certified by the Utah Watersheds Council under Subsectionif: 73-10g-305(1)(c) the organizing documents and policies of the proposed local council: provide for an open and equitable system of governance; e…

73-10g-307. Local watershed councils -- Roles and governance. (1) A local council shall provide a forum to encourage and facilitate discussion of and collaboration on local watershed issues. (2) A local council shall: select the local council's representative to the state council…

73-10g-308. Conditions applicable to all watershed councils. (1) A council: is a public body as defined in Sectionand shall comply with; and 52-4-103 Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act shall comply with. Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Managemen…

73-10g-401. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Great Salt Lake watershed" means the area comprised of the Great Salt Lake, the Bear River watershed, the Jordan River watershed, the Utah Lake watershed, the Weber River watershed, and the West Desert watershed. (2) "Integrated…

73-10g-402. Development of an integrated water assessment. (1) The division shall develop and implement an integrated surface and ground water assessment for the Great Salt Lake watershed. (2) The integrated water assessment may in relationship with the Great Salt Lake watershed:…

73-10g-403. Work plan. (1) By no later than November 30, 2023, and before developing the integrated water assessment under Section, the division shall create a plan for developing and implementing the integrated water assessment. 73-10g-402 In creating the work plan, the division…

73-10g-404. Completion of integrated water assessment -- Reporting and publishing. (1) The division shall complete the integrated water assessment by no later than November 30, 2026. (2) The division shall report at least annually on the progress and findings from the integrated …

73-10g-501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Capital asset" means an asset that: is a significant investment or an essential component necessary to provide water service, including: a facility; infrastructure, whether above or below ground level; equipment; or a communicat…

73-10g-502. Capital asset management for a water conservancy district. (1) As a condition of receiving state or federal financing or grants to be used for an improvement to a capital asset related to water infrastructure, the governing body of a water conservancy district shall c…

73-10g-502.5. Capital asset management and reserve funding analysis for public water systems. (1) As used in this section: "Board" means the Drinking Water Board appointed under Section. 19-4-103 "Public water system" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 19-4-102 "R…

73-10g-503. Participation in survey or evaluation. A water provider shall participate in regular infrastructure needs surveys or evaluations and shall complete the asset-related sections of a survey or evaluation within the deadline established by the Division of Drinking Water o…

73-10g-601. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Agency plan" means a water infrastructure plan adopted by a relevant agency. (2) "Agricultural water" means water beneficially used in irrigation under a water right in this state for the production of food, fiber, or fuel, or o…

73-10g-602. Unified water infrastructure plan -- Annual reporting. (1) The state council shall adopt a unified water infrastructure plan in accordance with this section by no later than March 1, 2026. The state council shall update the unified water infrastructure plan as needed,…

73-10g-603. Ranking and prioritizing water infrastructure projects. (1) The state council, in consultation with the relevant agencies, shall develop a written prioritization process for ranking and prioritizing water infrastructure projects that are or will be funded by water inf…

73-10g-604. State council's general duties related to prioritizing -- Reporting -- Relevant agency actions. (1) The state council shall: beginning with fiscal year 2027, determine priorities and funding levels of water infrastructure projects for each fiscal year based on the wat…

73-10g-605. Capital asset management and reserve analysis -- Assistance for person seeking state funds. (1) As a condition of receiving water infrastructure fund money for a water infrastructure project by a loan or grant, a recipient shall: conduct a reserve study showing how th…

73-10g-606. Scope of part. This part does not apply to: (1) the Water Resources Construction Fund created in Section; and 73-10-8 (2) the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account created in Section. 73-10g-103

73-10g-607. Fee schedule -- Approval of fee schedule -- Exemption -- Report -- Monitoring of fees. (1) Subject to Subsection, the state council may establish a fee schedule for public water systems for water service and delivery in the state. (2) To create a fee schedule for publ…

73-10g-701. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Council" means the Water District Water Development Council created pursuant to Section. 11-13-228 (2) "Division" means the Division of Water Resources. (3) "State or local entity" means: a department, division, commission, agen…

73-10g-702. Utah water agent. (1) The governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a resident of this state to be the Utah water agent. The governor shall consult with the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate before appoint…

73-10g-703. Powers and duties of water agent. (1) In consultation with the speaker of the House of Representatives, president of the Senate, and governor, the water agent shall explore and negotiate with officials of other states, tribes, and other government entities regarding p…