The board, in consultation with the committee, shall establish prices for the developed water sold to the districts and electricity sufficient to:

(1) recover the reimbursable preconstruction costs, construction costs, and interest on those costs within the time period specified in Section 73-28-402;

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Terms Used In Utah Code 73-28-403

  • Board: means the Board of Water Resources. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Committee: means the Project Management Committee created in Section 73-28-105. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Construction costs: means all costs related to the construction of the project, including the environmental mitigation costs. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Developed water: means surface water developed by the project. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • District: means :
         (5)(a) the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District;
         (5)(b) the Kane County Water Conservancy District;
         (5)(c) the Washington County Water Conservancy District; or
         (5)(d) any combination of those districts listed in Subsections (5)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Preconstruction costs: means any of the following costs incurred before project construction begins:
         (8)(a) planning;
         (8)(b) design;
         (8)(c) engineering studies;
         (8)(d) legal work;
         (8)(e) permitting;
         (8)(f) acquisition of land and rights-of-way;
         (8)(g) compensation for impairment of existing water rights;
         (8)(h) environmental studies; or
         (8)(i) any combination of Subsections (8)(a) through (h). See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Project: means the Lake Powell Pipeline project and associated facilities, including:
              (9)(a)(i) facilities associated with environmental mitigation;
              (9)(a)(ii) hydroelectric generating works and incidental electrical facilities;
              (9)(a)(iii) pipelines; and
              (9)(a)(iv) pumping stations. See Utah Code 73-28-103
(2) pay for operation and maintenance costs;
(3) accumulate an adequate reserve for repair and replacement; and
(4) allocate the proportionate cost of the project facilities required to deliver the developed water to each district.