§ 73-3-2. Application for right to use unappropriated public water -- Necessity -- Form -- Contents -- Validation of prior applications by state or United States or officer or agency thereof.
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(2) (a) In addition to the information required in Subsection (1)(b), if the proposed use is for irrigation, the application shall show: (i) the legal subdivisions of the land proposed to be irrigated, with the total acreage thereof; and (ii) the character of the soil. (b) In addition to the information required in Subsection (1)(b), if the proposed use is for developing power, the application shall show: (i) the number, size, and kind of water wheels to be employed and the head under which each wheel is to be operated; (ii) the amount of power to be produced; (iii) the purposes for which and the places where it is to be used; and (iv) the point where the water is to be returned to the natural stream or source. (c) In addition to the information required in Subsection (1)(b), if the proposed use is for milling or mining, the application shall show: (i) the name of the mill and its location or the name of the mine and the mining district in which it is situated; (ii) its nature; and (iii) the place where the water is to be returned to the natural stream or source. (d) (i) The point of diversion and point of return of the water shall be designated with reference to the United States land survey corners, mineral monuments or permanent federal triangulation or traverse monuments, when either the point of diversion or the point of return is situated within six miles of the corners and monuments. (ii) If the point of diversion or point of return is located in unsurveyed territory, the point may be designated with reference to a permanent, prominent natural object. (iii) The storage of water by means of a reservoir shall be regarded as a diversion, and the point of diversion in those cases is the point where the longitudinal axis of the dam crosses the center of the stream bed. (iv) The point where released storage water is taken from the stream shall be designated as the point of rediversion. (v) The lands to be inundated by any reservoir shall be described as nearly as may be, and by government subdivision if upon surveyed land. The height of the dam, the capacity of the reservoir, and the area of the surface when the reservoir is filled shall be given. (vi) If the water is to be stored in an underground area or basin, the applicant shall designate, with reference to the nearest United States land survey corner if situated within six miles of it, the point of area of intake, the location of the underground area or basin, and the points of collection. (e) Applications for the appropriation of water filed prior to the enactment of this title, by the United States of America, or any officer or agency of it, or the state of Utah, or any officer or agency of it, are validated, subject to any action by the state engineer.
Amended by Chapter 136, 2001 General Session