Utah Water Law and Water Rights

The Utah Division of Water Resources has released its draft State Water Plan. To read the draft Plan, click here  and here . To submit comme...

The Utah Division of Water Rights has set a public meeting to discuss the Proposed Determination  of Water Rights for the Orem Area (Book 55...

The Utah Division of Water Rights has set a public meeting to discuss a new type of application called a Dedicated Water Application. Inform...

HB 494 (1st Substitute) – Transfer of Water Interests (Rep. Doug Owens) House Bill 494 sought to clarify the relationship of water shares ...

HB 19 – Drinking Water Utilities Amendments (Rep. Colin Jack) Governor Cox signed House Bill 19, which addressed security at public drinki...

The 2026 General Session of the Utah Legislature begins next week. Below are summaries (written by the water attorneys at Smith Hartvigsen) ...

The Utah Court of Appeals recently issued its decision in Nielsen v. Cronquist . The case addressed the issue of awarding attorney fees in w...

The Utah Division of Water Rights has announced a new "Application and Filing Payment Portal" that allows for online filing of wat...

The Utah Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the case of Water Horse Resources LLC v. Wilhelmsen . This case focused on a proposal ...

The Utah Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the case of Marriott v. Wilhelmsen . This case focuses on the following question: If a...