Monday, December 4, 2017

Public Meeting Concerning Groundwater Policies in Box Elder County

The Utah Division of Water Rights has announced a public meeting regarding an update to the groundwater appropriation policies for the Malad and Bear River drainages within Box Elder County. The information below comes from the meeting notice.

What: Public meeting
Who: Water users in the Malad and Bear River drainages within Box Elder County
When: 3:00 pm on January 10, 2018
Where: Bear River Water Conservancy District, 102 West Forest Street, Brigham City, Utah, 435-723-7034
Purpose: The purpose of the meeting is to present a proposed update to the interim groundwater appropriation policy for the Malad and Bear River drainages within Box Elder County. Personnel from the Division of Water Rights will be available to answer all questions and receive comments provided by the general public and interested parties.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, but would like to provide input, please send your written comments to:
Division of Water Rights
1780 North Research Parkway, Suite 104
North Logan, UT 84341
435-752-8755

Agenda:
1. Introduction - Kent Jones, State Engineer
2. Summary of hydrogeologic information - James Greer, Assistant State Engineer
3. Policy update - Will Atkin, Regional Engineer
4. Public questions/comments

A map of the Malad and Bear River Groundwater Policy Area is available here.

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