Utah Code 73-3c-201. Reuse by a public agency owning underlying water right
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(1) A public agency owning or operating a POTW that treats domestic wastewater consisting of water supplied under a water right the public agency owns may use, or contract for the use of, reuse water if:
Terms Used In Utah Code 73-3c-201
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- POTW: means a publicly owned treatment works as defined by Section 19-5-102. See Utah Code 73-3c-102
- Public agency: means a public agency as defined by Section 11-13-103 that:(5)(a) owns or operates a POTW;(5)(b) collects and transports domestic wastewater;(5)(c) holds legal title to a water right;(5)(d) is delegated the right to the beneficial use or reuse of water by the legal title holder of the water right;(5)(e) is a water supplier; or(5)(f) sells wholesale or retail water. See Utah Code 73-3c-102
- Reuse water: means domestic wastewater treated to a standard acceptable under rules made by the Water Quality Board under Section 19-5-104. See Utah Code 73-3c-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
- Water right: means :
(10)(a) a right to use water evidenced by any means identified in Section 73-1-10; or(10)(b) a right to use water under an approved application:(10)(b)(i) to appropriate;(10)(b)(ii) for a change of use; or(10)(b)(iii) for the exchange of water. See Utah Code 73-3c-102(1)(a) the water right is administered by the state engineer as a municipal water right;(1)(b) the reuse is consistent, under Subsection73-3c-302(5) , with the underlying water right; and(1)(c) the public agency receives approval in accordance with Sections73-3c-301 and73-3c-302 .(2) A change application shall be filed in accordance with Section73-3-3 if the public agency proposes a water reuse that is inconsistent with the underlying water right.