2016 Utah Code
Title 73 - Water and Irrigation
Chapter 5a - Dam Safety
Part 1 - General Provisions
Section 101 - Power of state engineer to regulate dams.

73-5a-101. Power of state engineer to regulate dams.

• (1) The state engineer has the authority to regulate dams for the purpose of protecting public safety.

• (2) To protect life and property, the state engineer may make rules controlling the construction and operation of dams, including rules controlling:
  • (a) design;
  • (b) maintenance;
  • (c) repair;
  • (d) removal; and
  • (e) abandonment.

• (3) The state engineer may by rule exempt from this chapter any dam that:
  • (a) impounds less than 20 acre-feet of water and does not constitute a threat to human life if it fails; or
  • (b) does not constitute a threat to human life and would result in only minor damage to property of the owner if it fails.

Enacted by Chapter 319, 1990 General Session