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Groundwater Recharge and Recovery Act (Utah Code: Title 73 Water and Irrigation; Chapter 3b)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Utah
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Groundwater Basin/catchment/watershed Authorization/permit Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Inland waters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Utah Code adopts the Groundwater Recharge and Recovery Act. It provides for the following prohibitions: (1) a person may not artificially recharge an aquifer without first obtaining a recharge permit; (2) A person may not recover from an aquifer water that has been artificially recharged unless the person first obtains a recovery permit; and (3) A person holding a recharge permit or recovery permit may not operate a recharge project or recovery project in a manner that is inconsistent with the permit conditions set by the state engineer. The chapter further provides for the procedure for a recharge and recovery permits; groundwater recharge and recovery operations; and enforcement and penalties.

Full text
English
Website
le.utah.gov