(1) Upon receipt of an application for a proposed contract water bank, the board shall record the day on which the board receives the application.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 73-31-303

  • Applicant: means :
         (1)(a) a record holder of a perfected water right or a valid diligence claim applying for board approval of a statutory water bank under Part 2, Statutory Water Banks; or
         (1)(b) a public entity applying for board approval of a contract water bank under Part 3, Contract Water Banks. See Utah Code 73-31-102
  • Application: means an application submitted to the board to approve a water bank. See Utah Code 73-31-102
  • Board: means the Board of Water Resources. See Utah Code 73-31-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract water bank: means a water bank created pursuant to Part 3, Contract Water Banks. See Utah Code 73-31-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • Water bank: means a contract water bank or a statutory water bank. See Utah Code 73-31-102
(2) The board shall:

     (2)(a) examine the application to determine whether changes are required for the board to process the application in accordance with this part;
     (2)(b) review the application to determine whether it meets the objectives of a water bank described in Section 73-31-103;
     (2)(c) consider the application complete if the application satisfies this part; and
     (2)(d) notify the applicant of any additional information or changes needed to process the application.
(3) Within 30 days of the date the board determines that an application is complete, the board shall post notice of the application in accordance with Section 73-31-103.
(4) The notice required by Subsection (3), shall state:

     (4)(a) that an application to approve a contract water bank has been filed with the board; and
     (4)(b) where a person may review the application.