Public Meeting Concerning Groundwater Management Plans for Cedar Valley and Northern Utah Valley

The Utah Division of Water Rights has set a public meeting to discuss a proposal to modify the groundwater management plans for Cedar Valley and northern Utah County. The following information is from the public meeting notice:

What: Public Meeting
Who: Cedar Valley and Northern Utah Valley water users
When: July 9, 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Highland City Council Chambers, 5400 West Civic Center Drive, Highland, UT 84003
Purpose: The purpose of the meeting is to present a proposal to modify the groundwater management plans for Cedar Valley and Northern Utah Valley. Personnel from the Division of Water Rights will be available to take all questions and comments provided by the general public and interested parties.

If you have water rights in the Cedar Valley area (Area 54) or the Northern Utah Valley / Provo River area (Area 55), you may want to attend the public meeting, as it appears there will be forthcoming changes to the groundwater policies in the area.

For more information about the meeting, click here.

For current water right policies in the Cedar Valley area, click here.  

For current water right policies in the Northern Utah Valley / Provo River area, click here.

2012 Utah Groundwater Report

Each year, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) publishes a report on groundwater conditions in Utah. The report is prepared and published in cooperation with the Utah Division of Water Resources, the Utah Division of Water Rights, and the Utah Division of Water Quality. The report is a valuable resource containing information on well construction, groundwater withdrawal, groundwater level changes, groundwater quality, and much more
The 2012 report is available online and can be accessed by clicking here.

Segregation of Water Rights

In Utah, you are permitted to divide your water right into smaller portions through a process called segregation.  Think of segregating water rights like subdividing land--taking one large parcel (water right) and splitting it into two or more smaller parcels (water rights). 

Generally, segregation occurs when a person sells a portion of a water right to another person.  For example, assume A owns a water right for 10 acre-feet.  A sells 5 acre-feet of the water right to B.  Generally, B will then segregate his 5 acre-feet to a new water right number, thereby separating his 5 acre-feet from A's 5 acre-feet.  B can then file a change application or take other action on his water right without needing the permission or signature of A.

To segregate a water right, you need to file a "Request to Segregate a Water Right" form with the Utah Division of Water Rights, along with a $50.00 fee.  You can access the segregation form online by clicking here.