(1) A person proposing to artificially recharge water into an aquifer must have:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 73-3b-106

  • 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
  • Recovery permit: means a permit issued by the state engineer to construct and operate a recovery project. See Utah Code 73-3b-102
     (1)(a) a valid water right for the water proposed to be recharged; or
     (1)(b) an agreement to use the water proposed to be recharged with a person who has a valid water right for the water proposed to be recharged.
(2) A person who holds a recovery permit may use or exchange recovered water only in the manner in which the water was permitted to be used or exchanged before the water was artificially recharged, unless a change or exchange application is filed and approved pursuant to Section 73-3-3 or 73-3-20, as applicable.