(1)  The state engineer, on his own initiative or at the request of any person holding a recharge or recovery permit, may modify the conditions of the respective permit, if he finds that modifications are necessary and will not impair existing water rights or the water quality of the aquifer.

Terms Used In Utah Code 73-3b-303

  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Recovery permit: means a permit issued by the state engineer to construct and operate a recovery project. See Utah Code 73-3b-102
  • 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)  Before any permit condition is modified, the state engineer may require notice to potentially impaired water users if he finds that the modification under consideration may impair existing water rights.

Enacted by Chapter 146, 1991 General Session