Water Rights Law Index

Click here to view Water Rights Law by Section or choose a link from topics below. Note: These links are to the Utah State Legislature Website, where state code is maintained.


  • abandonment of right 73-1-4
  • adjudicative proceedings 73-2-1.5
  • appurtenant waters 73-1-11
  • beneficial use
  • conveyance of water rights
  • corporations, mutual ownership of water stock 73-1-13
  • dams and reservoirs
  • ditches
  • eminent domain for rights of way 73-1-6
  • existing rights 73-1-1
  • forfeiture of rights
    • applications for extension of time with resume use 73-1-4
    • for 5 years nonuse 73-1-4
  • interference with waterworks or administering official, penalty 73-1-14
  • measurement, standard units of 73-1-2
  • power and authority, division of water rights 73-2-1.1
  • public property, water declared to be 73-1-1
  • public use, beneficial use 73-1-5
  • report to executive director of natural resources 73-2-1.3
  • reservoirs, see dams
  • rights of way 73-1-6 and 73-1-15
  • state or agencies thereof may purchase stock in water companies 73-1-19
  • water companies
    • bonds, issuance to cover loans from federal 73-1-18
    • determination of validity 73-1-16
    • loans from federal agencies 73-1-17
  • watercourses, obstructing 73-1-15
  • priority of applications, determination 73-6-2
  • purpose of withdrawal 73-6-1
  • restoration of right of appropriation by proclamation 73-6-2
  • suspension of right of appropriation by proclamation 73-6-1