Utah Water Law and Water Rights

In a previous post , I explained how to look up water rights on the Utah Division of Water Rights’ website. Each water right has an owner (o...

The Southeastern Regional Office of the Utah Division of Water Rights will be holding a series of public information meetings in Price, Gree...

A proposed "Agreement for Management of the Snake Valley Groundwater System" was released a few weeks ago. This purpose of the pro...

Each year, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) publishes a report on groundwater conditions in Utah. The report is prepared and publi...

In July, it was announced that James Greer will be the new Adjudication Team Leader at the Utah Division of Water Rights. Mr. Greer replaces...

Have you ever tried to find out who the president of an irrigation or canal company is? Or have you ever tried to find out who the other off...

A nonuse application is an application made to the Utah State Engineer under which a water right owner may cease using the water right for u...

In Utah, water rights have certain components or elements. These components include: (1) Point of diversion: This is the exact location wh...

The Utah Division of Water Rights maintains a very useful website that contains information about every water right in Utah. There are sever...

Collecting and using rainwater has become a hot topic in Utah during the past few months. The issue first made news headlines in August 2008...