Utah § 23A-9-301 Diversion of water prohibited -- Exception for flood control.

Utah Statutes

§ 23A-9-301 — Diversion of water prohibited -- Exception for flood control.

Utah § 23A-9-301

Title 23AWildlife Resources Act

Ch. 23A-9Aquatic Wildlife

Part 23A-9-3Prohibitions

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Utah Code Ann. § 23A-9-301 (2026).

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(1)Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person may not, without existing rights, divert so much water from a natural stream, lake, pond, or natural lake or pond, the natural storage content of which has been increased by the construction of a dam, that the diversion unduly endangers protected aquatic wildlife.

(2)A person may divert waters in a manner that would otherwise violate Subsection (1) in anticipation of and to provide for the carrying away and the safe disposal of natural storm and flood waters.

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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person may not, without existing rights, divert so much water from a natural stream, lake, pond, or natural lake or pond, the natural storage content of which has been increased by the construction of a dam, that the diversion unduly endangers protected aquatic wildlife.
(2) A person may divert waters in a manner that would otherwise violate Subsection (1) in anticipation of and to provide for the carrying away and the safe disposal of natural storm and flood waters.