2006 Utah Code - 73-3-27 — Requests for segregation of pending applications.

     73-3-27.   Requests for segregation of pending applications.
     Upon request in writing and approval by the state engineer, applications to appropriate or to permanently change the point of diversion, place or purpose of use of water may be divided or segregated into two or more separate parts; provided such request shall be made upon forms furnished by the state engineer and shall include the serial number of the application to be segregated, the name, post-office address of the owner of the application, a statement of the nature of the proposed division or segregation, the reasons therefor, and such other information as the state engineer may require.
     Action taken by the state engineer on applications for appropriation or permanent change prior to segregation shall be applicable in all respects to the segregated parts thereof. Upon segregation the original and each segregated part shall be treated as separate applications. The approval of a request for segregation shall not confirm the validity or good standing of the segregated application or extend the time for the construction of works. Action of the state engineer upon requests for segregation taken prior to the effective date of this act is approved and confirmed.
     Requests for segregation shall be rejected if the approval thereof would impair rights or would prove detrimental to the public welfare.

Amended by Chapter 136, 2001 General Session