Utah Water Law and Water Rights

There was a long list of water-related bills that were passed during the 2025 session of the Utah Legislature. Below are the bill summaries ...

There were a number of water-related bills that were considered during the 2025 legislative session that were ultimately not passed. Below a...

The Utah Division of Water Rights has established the boundaries for four new water right general adjudication areas in southern Utah Count...

The 2025 general session of the Utah Legislature begins next week. Below are summaries (written by the water attorneys at Smith Hartvigsen) ...

The Utah Division of Water Rights has sent out notice of a public meeting to discuss the development of a groundwater management plan for th...

The Division of Water Rights has sent out notice that it will be initiating a general adjudication of water rights in the Gould Wash area (B...

In 2023, the Utah Legislature passed SB 34: Water Infrastructure Funding Study . SB 34 required the Department of Natural Resources to study...

The Division of Water Rights has adopted the Parowan Valley Groundwater Management Plan, as of October 15, 2024. The plan notes that safe gr...

The Utah Division of Water Rights has set a public meeting to discuss the development of a groundwater management plan for Pahvant Valley (A...

The Utah Division of Water Rights has set a public meeting to discuss the results of a recently published groundwater hydrology study perfor...