2006 Utah Code - 73-3b-202 — Issuance of recharge permit -- Criteria -- Conditions.

     73-3b-202.   Issuance of recharge permit -- Criteria -- Conditions.
     The state engineer:
     (1) shall issue a groundwater recharge permit if:
     (a) the applicant has:
     (i) the technical and financial capability to construct and operate the project; and
     (ii) (A) a valid water right for the use of the water proposed to be stored underground; or
     (B) an agreement to use the water proposed to be stored underground with a person who has a valid water right for the use of the water; and
     (b) the project:
     (i) is hydrologically feasible;
     (ii) will not cause unreasonable harm to land;
     (iii) will not impair any existing water right within the area of hydrologic impact; and
     (iv) will not adversely affect the water quality of the aquifer;
     (2) shall condition any approval on acquiring the applicable water quality permits prior to construction and operation of the project; and
     (3) may attach to the permit any conditions he determines are appropriate.

Enacted by Chapter 146, 1991 General Session