(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:

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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 Subsection 73-3c-302(5), with the underlying water right; and
     (1)(c) the public agency receives approval in accordance with Sections 73-3c-301 and 73-3c-302.
(2) A change application shall be filed in accordance with Section 73-3-3 if the public agency proposes a water reuse that is inconsistent with the underlying water right.