(1) A person may not artificially recharge an aquifer without first obtaining a recharge permit.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 73-3b-103

  • Artificially recharge: means to place water in an aquifer:
         (1)(a) by means of:
              (1)(a)(i) injection;
              (1)(a)(ii) surface infiltration; or
              (1)(a)(iii) another method; and
         (1)(b) for the purposes of:
              (1)(b)(i) storing the water; and
              (1)(b)(ii) recovering the water. See Utah Code 73-3b-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
  • Recharge permit: means a permit issued by the state engineer to construct and operate a recharge project. See Utah Code 73-3b-102
  • Recharge project: means to artificially recharge water into an aquifer. See Utah Code 73-3b-102
  • Recovery permit: means a permit issued by the state engineer to construct and operate a recovery project. See Utah Code 73-3b-102
  • Recovery project: means to withdraw from an aquifer water that has been artificially recharged pursuant to a recharge permit. 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) A person may not recover from an aquifer water that has been artificially recharged unless the person first obtains a recovery permit.
(3) A person holding a recharge permit or recovery permit may not operate a recharge project or recovery project in a manner that is inconsistent with the permit conditions set by the state engineer.