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2011 Utah Code
Title 73 Water and Irrigation
Chapter 4 Determination of Water Rights
- Section 1 By engineer on petition of users -- Upon request of Department of Environmental Quality.
- Section 2 Interstate streams.
- Section 3 Procedure for action to determine rights -- Notice to and list of claimants -- Manner of giving notice of further proceedings -- Duties of engineer -- Survey -- Notice of completion.
- Section 4 Summons -- Service -- Publication -- Form -- Delivery of form for claimant's statement.
- Section 5 Statements by claimants.
- Section 6 In case of use for irrigation.
- Section 7 In case of use for power purposes.
- Section 8 In case of use for mining or milling.
- Section 9 Failure to file statement -- Relief.
- Section 10 Amendment of pleadings -- Extensions of time.
- Section 11 Report and recommendation by engineer to court -- Notice -- Public meeting.
- Section 12 Judgment -- In absence of contest.
- Section 13 In case of contest -- Notice of hearing.
- Section 14 Pleadings -- Expert assistance for court.
- Section 15 Judgment after hearing.
- Section 16 Appeals.
- Section 17 Certified copy of final judgment -- Filing.
- Section 18 General determination in court's discretion -- State to be made a party.
- Section 19 Redetermination -- Bond of applicant.
- Section 20 Revolving fund -- Money expended not assessable against water users -- Transfer of unexpended money to adjudication fund -- Payment of costs of determinations -- Money expended from adjudication fund not assessable against water users -- Surplus to remain in adjudication fund.
- Section 21 Duty to follow court proceedings -- Additional notice.
- Section 22 State engineer's duty to search records for and serve summons on claimants -- Filing of affidavit -- Publication of summons -- Binding on unknown claimants.
- Section 23 Effective date of amendatory act -- Application to pending suits -- State engineer's certificate.
- Section 24 Petition for expedited hearing of objection -- Petition for limited determination.
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