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2022 Utah Code
Title 73 - Water and Irrigation
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
- Section 1 - Waters declared property of public.
- Section 2 - Unit of measurement -- Of flow -- Of volume.
- Section 3 - Beneficial use basis of right to use.
- Section 4 - Reversion to the public by abandonment or forfeiture for nonuse within seven years -- Nonuse application.
- Section 4.5 - Authorization for water companies to allocate water rights lost by forfeiture or nonuse -- Redemption and retirement of water shares.
- Section 5 - Use of water a public use.
- Section 6 - Eminent domain -- Purposes.
- Section 7 - Enlargement for joint use of ditch.
- Section 8 - Duties of owners of ditches -- Safe condition -- Bridges.
- Section 9 - Contribution between joint owners of ditch or reservoir.
- Section 10 - Conveyance of water rights -- Deed -- Exceptions -- Filing and recording of deed -- Report of water right conveyance.
- Section 11 - Appurtenant water rights pass to grantee of land -- Exceptions -- Conveyance of a portion of irrigated land -- Right to the use of water evidenced by shares of stock -- Appurtenant water rights -- Evidence -- Where appurtenant -- Partial conveyances of water and land.
- Section 12 - Failure to record -- Effect.
- Section 13 - Corporations -- One water company may own stock in another.
- Section 14 - Acts against water facilities or interfering with apportioning official -- Penalty and liability.
- Section 15 - Obstructing or change of water facilities -- Penalties.
- Section 15.5 - Relocation of easements for a water conveyance facility -- Alteration of a water conveyance facility.
- Section 16 - Petition for hearing to determine validity -- Notice -- Service -- Pleading -- Costs -- Review.
- Section 17 - Borrowing from federal government authorized.
- Section 18 - Bonds issued -- Interest -- Lien.
- Section 19 - State, agency, county, city or town -- Authority of -- To procure stock of irrigation or pipeline company -- To bring its land within conservation or conservancy district.
- Section 21 - State water policy.
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