Personnel Changes at Utah Division of Water Rights

In November 2019, Kent Jones retired as the State Engineer. Teresa Wilhelmsen, who was previously serving as Assistant State Engineer for Applications and Records, was appointed the new State Engineer in March 2020. Boyd Clayton, who has served as Deputy State Engineer, is retiring in a few weeks. These changes have necessitated several more personnel changes within the Division of Water Rights.

• James Greer, who previously served as the Assistant State Engineer for Technical Services, has been appointed as the Deputy State Engineer.
• Blake Bingham, who previously served as the Assistant State Engineer for Adjudication, has been appointed as the Assistant State Engineer for Applications and Records.
• Michael Drake, who previously served as the Regional Engineer for the Weber River/Western Region, has been appointed as the Assistant State Engineer for Adjudication.
• Jim Reese, who previously worked in Technical Services, has been appointed as the Assistant State Engineer for Technical Services.

The Division has not yet selected a new Regional Engineer for the Weber River/Wester Region.