Utah § 40-10-29 Other enforcement and protection rights unaffected -- Operator to replace adversely affected water supply of legitimate users.

Utah Statutes

§ 40-10-29 — Other enforcement and protection rights unaffected -- Operator to replace adversely affected water supply of legitimate users.

Utah § 40-10-29

Title 40Mines and Mining

Ch. 40-10Coal Mining and Reclamation

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Utah Code Ann. § 40-10-29 (2026).

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(1)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting in any way the right of any person to enforce or protect, under applicable law, the person's interest in water resources affected by a surface coal mining operation.

(2)The operator of a surface coal mine shall replace the water supply of an owner of interest in real property who obtains all or part of the owner's supply of water for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use from an underground or surface source where this supply has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from the surface coal mine operation.

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(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting in any way the right of any person to enforce or protect, under applicable law, the person's interest in water resources affected by a surface coal mining operation.
(2) The operator of a surface coal mine shall replace the water supply of an owner of interest in real property who obtains all or part of the owner's supply of water for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use from an underground or surface source where this supply has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from the surface coal mine operation.