Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Utah Stream Access Coalition - Amended Complaint

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Last November, the Utah Stream Access Coalition filed a lawsuit in Wasatch County district court challenging the 2010 stream access law pa...
Friday, April 15, 2011

Can Owners of Ditches, Canals, and Pipelines Be Liable for Damage?

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Utah Code section 73-1-8 law imposes an affirmative duty on “[t]he owner of any ditch, canal, flume or other watercourse [to] maintain it t...
Thursday, April 7, 2011

Does an Easement for a Ditch Include the Right to Maintain the Ditch?

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In Utah, like most parts of the arid West, water oftentimes has to be conveyed a long distance between the source and the place of use. Acco...
Monday, March 28, 2011

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Logan & Northern Canal

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The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently issued its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Logan and Nort...
Saturday, March 26, 2011

Lowry v. G&L Enterprises

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The Utah Court of Appeals recently issued its opinion in Lowry v. G&L Enterprises, LLC . The case was between the Carol L. Lowry Irrevoc...
Thursday, March 10, 2011

2011 Legislature: More Water Bills Passed by Utah Legislature

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Here are more water bills that have passed both the House and the Senate: HB 247 : Water Development Amendments HB 428 : Water Issues Tas...
Monday, February 14, 2011

2011 Legislature: Water Bills Passed by Utah Legislature

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Several water bills have already passed both the House and the Senate and are awaiting the governor's signature. These bills include: ...
Friday, February 4, 2011

2011 Legislature: Substituted Bill About Joint Use of Ditches

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Senator Dennis Stowell has introduced a substituted bill for Senate Bill 108 (S.B. 108) regarding joint use of ditches and canals. Like t...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

2011 Legislature: Repeal of Phosphorus Limit

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Representative Stephen Sandstrom has introduced House Bill 246 (H.B. 246) entitled "Repeal of Phosphorus Limit in Dishwashing Detergent...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011

2011 Legislature: Water Rights Amendments

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Representative Jack Draxler has introduced House Bill 39 (H.B. 39), which is entitled "Water Rights Amendments." The bill makes s...