Change Application Tracker

Each year, hundreds of change applications are filed with the Utah Division of Water Rights. It generally takes a couple of months for a change application to go through the approval process -- and it can take even longer if protests are filed or if the Division elects to hold a hearing on the change application. Previously, the Division gave very little information about where a change application was at in the approval process. An applicant didn't know if their change application was in the final stages of review and only a few days away from a decision being issued, or if the Division was holding the change application due to some issue discovered during the review process.

Yesterday, the Division unveiled its new Change Application Tracker Tool, which provides a complete list of all unapproved change applications and includes information about where each change application is at in the approval process. The tool also provides information about whether a hearing has been requested or held; a "percent complete" column to give an indication of how far along in the process the change application is; and a comments section regarding issues that the Division has identified, additional information that the Division has requested from the applicant, and other notes about the change application.

This tool provides greater transparency in the process and will be a huge benefit to all water right owners that have pending change applications.

To access the Change Application Tracker Tool, click here.