The following are not a prerequisite to filing a judicial action for interference, damages, declaratory, injunctive, or other relief, based on the use of water under an existing water right:

(1)  filing a protest to a water right application filed pursuant to this chapter, or to a claim filed under Section 73-5-13; or

Terms Used In Utah Code 73-3-32

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  participation as a party in a judicial review action challenging the state engineer’s action on a water right application filed pursuant to this chapter.

Enacted by Chapter 278, 2020 General Session