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Utah Code Title 73. Water and Irrigation § 73-10g-104. Authorized use of the Water Infrastructure Restricted Account

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Money in the restricted account is to be used, subject to appropriation, for:

(1) the development of the state's undeveloped share of the Bear and Colorado rivers, pursuant to existing interstate compacts governing both rivers as described in Chapter 26, Bear River Development Act, and Chapter 28, Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act;

(2) repair, replacement, or improvement of federal water projects for local sponsors in the state when federal funds are not available;

(3) study and development of rules, criteria, targets, processes, and plans, as described in Subsection 73-10g-105(3);

(4) a project that benefits the Colorado River drainage in Utah, including projects for water reuse, desalinization, building of dams, or water conservation, if a county or municipality that benefits from the project:

(a) requires a new residential subdivision follow the regional conservation level of .59 acre-feet regardless of whether the outside water is potable, reuse, or secondary water;

(b) adopts and implements the local water conservancy district's emergency drought contingency plan;

(c) adopts and implements the local water conservancy district's grass rebate program's maximum grass restrictions;

(d) prohibits grass in new retail, industrial, or commercial facility landscaping;

(e) has reuse water be managed by the local water conservancy district;

(f) does not withdraw water from an aquifer in excess of the safe yield of the aquifer as defined in Section 73-5-15;

(g) adopts and implements excess water use surcharges;

(h) prohibits private water features in new development, such as a fountain, pond, or ski lake; and

(i) prohibits large grassy areas in new development, unless the large grassy area is open to the general public; and

(5) a project recommended to the Legislature by the Water District Water Development Council, created in Section 11-13-228, for generational water infrastructure, as defined in Section 11-13-228.

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