{"id":138,"date":"2016-06-20T17:04:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T17:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2016-06-21T18:07:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T18:07:00","slug":"water-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/water-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Image of resource --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resource-image\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/images\/resources\/water rights-IMG_2546.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Water is a renewable natural resource that is available in finite supply, and is subject to competition between stakeholders as annual supplies vary. The demand to supply water to Utah\u2019s various interests is expected to be a continually complex issue for stakeholders to coordinate. Water resources are a natural system resulting from a fluctuating cycle of precipitation and subsequent absorption into the earth and\/or the drainage of water from high elevations to lower elevations. The network of flowing water, both above and below the earth\u2019s surface extends beyond obvious topographic or political boundaries. As a result, management and use of water supplies requires coordination between the various jurisdictions of local, state, federal entities.<\/p>\n<p>Related resource topics for county planning include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/ditches-canals\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ditches and Canals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/irrigation\" target=\"_blank\">Irrigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/water-quality-hydrology\/\" target=\"_blank\">Water Quality and Hydrology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"omsc-accordion\">\n<p><!-- Map --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle omsc-expanded\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Map of Data<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\" style=\"display:block\">\n<div class=\"invisible\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-64\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-64\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">url<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">useLayers<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">startVisible<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">rasterName<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">imageServer<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">resourceReference<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">DisplayOrder<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">https:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/Points_Of_Diversion\/MapServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">y<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-WaterRights<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">https:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/WaterRightAreas\/FeatureServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">y<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-WaterRights<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">https:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/ConsumptiveService\/MapServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-WaterRights<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">https:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/PlaceOfUse\/MapServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-WaterRights<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">https:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/StreamAltPoints\/FeatureServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-WaterRights<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">https:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/AdjudAreas\/MapServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-WaterRights<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-64 from cache --><\/div>\n<div id=\"mapArea\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"..\/wp-content\/maps\/js\/setupMap.min.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"layerName\"><strong>LAYER NAME TRANSLATION (alphabetical)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>UDNR.WRT.AdjudicationAreas<\/strong>= Adjudication Areas<br \/>\n<strong>UDNR.WRT.PlaceofUse<\/strong>= Place of Use<br \/>\n<strong>WRPOD<\/strong>= Points of Diversion<br \/>\n<strong>UDNR.WRT.StreamAlteration<\/strong>= Stream Alteration Application Location<br \/>\n<strong>UDNR.WRT.WaterRightAreas<\/strong>= Water Right Areas<br \/>\n<strong>UDNR.WRT.ConsumptiveUse<\/strong>= Water Right Consumptive Use Stations<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Resource Information --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Resource Information<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><strong>Appropriation, Beneficial Use, and Transfers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah\u2019s extensive arable lands significantly exceed the water supply provided by Utah\u2019s arid climate. The disparity in the ratio between available land and available water necessitated the establishment of legal framework through which available water is allocated. The legal identification of who possesses the right to use available water, where it\u2019s taken from, where it\u2019s used, how much, in what priority, and for which specific purpose(s) is called an <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appropriation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The appropriation of water from the rivers, lakes, and wells is regulated by the Utah Division of Water Rights (UDWR) and is subject to both state and federal laws. Additionally, legal settlements, rulings, and treaties play significant roles in determining how water is allocated to users.\u00a0Point of Diversion data (WRPOD), Stream Alteration data, Place of Use data, and Adjudication Areas data can be used by the county to help determine areas of the county that may have complex water rights issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose for which the allotted water is legally intended is called the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beneficial Use<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Common beneficial uses include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irrigation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stock watering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Municipal and Industrial<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electric power generation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mining<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ownership of a right to use water identified by appropriation is called a \u201cwater right.\u201d Utah state law states that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">water rights are classified as \u201creal property,\u201d which can be<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> held by an entity or individual, and may be bought and sold; is tied to a specific source which is defined as a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">diversion, and irrigation water rights are tied to a quantified acreage of land<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; and must be continually used for the purpose for which it was appropriated, which is defined as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beneficial use<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; and with some limitations can be rented or sold to other users, subsequent to the UDWR approval, and provided that the transfer of water rights does not affect other relevant water users; and with some limitations, water rights for a certain beneficial use may be held in lieu of a different beneficial use subsequent to the UDWR approval and an appropriate exchange can be accounted for by UDWR; and with some limitations, the use of water rights from a specific diversion may be transferred to the use of water from another diversion, subsequent to the UDWR approval and an appropriate exchange rate can be accounted for by UDWR. Water rights are subject to available supply, so ownership of a water right may not necessarily guarantee the user receives a specific predefined volume of water. Additionally, not all water rights possess an equal standing when annual water allocations are reduced due to availability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The laws in the State of Utah governing the statewide administration of water rights are based on the principles of a legal doctrine known as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior Appropriations<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Prior Appropriations Doctrine establishes the ranking of a water right\u2019s priority based upon the chronologic establishment of the original beneficial use, making older water rights senior to newer water rights. In other words, all water rights are not created equal. As available water supply diminishes at any given diversion, a junior water right holder may have to yield remaining water supply to the holder of a more senior water right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source of the water may be a determining factor identifying which beneficial use may be applied. Drinking water often comes from wells where little or no treatment is required, while irrigation water often comes from rivers because irrigation water does not typically need to be treated. Water appropriated for irrigating farmland must be used only for irrigation until (and if) approval to change the use can be obtained from the UDWR. Similarly, irrigating farmland from a culinary well is not legal unless approval has been obtained from UDWR. Additionally, failure to actively maintain beneficial use may result in the forfeiture of the water right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Depletion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it is used for household use or irrigating corn, water rights are typically quantified as a gross volume of flow, and represent the maximum amount of water a water rights holder is entitled to divert from a common supply. However, it is a common misconception that the water rights holder owns that water, or that all the water diverted is taken out of circulation. Because of the cyclical nature of how finite water supplies become available to users, ownership of a water right entitles the owner to only the single annual beneficial use for which the right was appropriated. Water right ownership entitles the holder to divert a given volume of flow (if both available supply and water right seniority allow) and apply that diverted water to the beneficial use. However, after the use of the water has been applied, the water must then be released downstream to the next user. Water rights are quantified at the diversion point because there is no reliable way to accurately measure water returned to the system after all the various beneficial uses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depletion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the term defining the actual net water volume a user takes from a given diversion point, removing it from the system and rendering it unavailable for reuse by downstream users. A water right is more accurately described as the right to an estimated amount of depletion. The estimated amount of depletion is approximated based on known rates of water that are lost to the system for a particular use, which is why water rights are tied to a specific beneficial use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As water supplies fluctuate from year to year, any water right is subject to available supply. The State of Utah follows the prior appropriation system, which grants priority water rights to whoever has documented the earliest beneficial use of water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diversions can be any drilled or dug well, gate, valve, dam, or pump that takes water from a natural stream channel or groundwater. The UDWR maintains records of all water wells, storage dams, and diversions, as well as places of use, and municipal water suppliers. However, many water rights holders in Utah are entities that function for a collective set of water shareholders. Shareholders own a portion of water right(s) which is administered by the water right holder. This is usually the case within irrigation districts or ditch companies. The UDWR does not necessarily possess records of individual shareholders as those records are held by the entity owning the water right on behalf of the shareholders. Changes to any water rights may be applied for by filing an application to the UDWR which is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. \u00a0The UDWR and the Utah Division of Natural Resources are both headed by appointees of the governor, accountable to the governor, subject to state legislative action, and tasked with administering all state and federal water rights within Utah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UDWR mailing address:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Utah Division of Water Rights<br \/>\n1594 West North Temple Suite 220<br \/>\nP.O. Box 146300<br \/>\nSalt Lake City, Utah 84114-6300<br \/>\nPhone Number 801-538-7240<br \/>\nEmail: waterrights@utah.gov<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refer to the<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/le.utah.gov\/xcode\/Title73\/73.html\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Code, Title 73: Water and Irrigation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more detailed information about water rights in Utah.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Best Management Practices --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Best Management Practices<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of County goals and policies that can help address water rights issues are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinate with water resource management entities, especially water districts and canal companies, to ensure water supplies and water delivery infrastructure will meet growth needs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implement watershed protections and vegetation management to maintain availability of water for beneficial uses and to protect water quality;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider and help implement in-stream water flows for the benefit of aquatic habitats and sensitive species while recognizing existing water rights;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinate with public land management agencies to acquire and protect water rights for use on public land and maintain them with the State Water Engineer;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enact strict stormwater management policies for each jurisdiction and maintain robust stormwater mitigation infrastructure focusing on ecological stormwater treatment methods.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other related BMPs are listed under:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gis.bio-west.com\/wfrcresources\/ditches-and-canals\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ditches and Canals<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gis.bio-west.com\/wfrcresources\/water-quality-and-hydrology\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water Quality and Hydrology<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Economic Considerations --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Economic Considerations<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although water rights are the right to use appropriated water within requirements accounted for a given beneficial use, water rights are classified as \u201creal property\u201d in the State of Utah and are bought and sold much like real estate.<a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many developers are seeking to obtain water rights allowing them to construct new development for which the land has inadequate water rights. Transferring water rights can involve substantial costs and may be a significant factor determining whether a particular transfer can be profitably implemented.<a href=\"#ref\">[2]<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Availability of adequate water resources is vital when attracting manufacturing businesses. If the water resources are not available, a business will look elsewhere.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Impact Considerations --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Impact Considerations<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing water rights is a complex task. Water reliability is usually a concern in western states given the nature of the region, and the prior appropriation system. Since water rights are allocated based on seniority of the right, competing demands may arise causing supply interruptions to younger water right holders.<a href=\"#ref\">[3]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In highly populated areas, new water appropriations will most likely be closed. New developments usually have to secure already existing rights by purchasing or transferring a water right in order to supply their needs.<a href=\"#ref\">[3]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain flow levels may be required for conservation and recreational water uses. In addition, lands managed by federal agencies usually have implied reserved rights to guarantee sufficient water to satisfy their purposes. Some examples of lands with implied water rights include national parks and forests, tribal lands, wilderness areas, and wild and scenic rivers.<a href=\"#ref\">[3]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transfer of water rights is usually restricted to the designated service area for which a water right is held. Transferring a water right to be used either upstream or downstream within a watershed may create little or no ill effects to the overall watershed. Transferring a water right outside the watershed may also be possible, but doing so may adversely affect remaining water users within the service area, or other downstream water users. Additionally, diverting water for use outside the service area may have detrimental effects on groundwater levels and stream flows in the area from which the water is removed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/distinfo\/wuse.asp\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Water Use Program<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collects and compiles water use and water diversion data from public water suppliers throughout the state. This database is useful to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">consultants, engineers, attorneys, and others interested in quantification of water supply system characteristics and total water diverted and placed to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to UDWR recognized water rights held by the federal government, various federal agencies may claim additional unresolved federally reserved water rights that may have tremendous effect on natural resource management within relevant watersheds.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Data Table --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Data Download<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<div class=\"download-icons\">\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span> GIS Data <span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span> Map Service <span class=\"wp-svg-screen screen\"><\/span> Web Map <span class=\"wp-svg-file file\"><\/span> Document\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-table table\"><\/span> Tabular Data\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-globe globe\"><\/span> Website<\/div>\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-40\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-40\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Data Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Data Explanation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Publication Date<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Spatial Accuracy<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Contact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Adjudication Boundaries <br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.waterrights.utah.gov\/Downloads\/adjareas.zip\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span><\/a> ,  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.waterrights.utah.gov\/EsriMap\/map.asp?layersToAdd=AdjudBooks\" target=\"_blank\"><screen class=\"wp-svg-screen screen\"><\/screen><\/a>,  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/gisinfo\/maps\/ajudarea.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-file file\"><\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/\" target=\"_blank\"><screen class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/screen><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Utah Water Rights boundaries as defined in the state Water Rights Book.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2010<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Water Rights<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Consumptive Use Stations<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/ConsumptiveService\/FeatureServer\" target=\"_blank\"><target class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/target><\/a> ,  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.waterrights.utah.gov\/EsriMap\/map.asp?layersToAdd=Consumptive\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-screen screen\"><\/span><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Point locations of water right consumptive use stations<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Water Rights<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Stream Alteration Permit Applications<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.waterrights.utah.gov\/Downloads\/wrstralt.zip\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span><\/a> ,  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/StreamAltPoints\/FeatureServer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span><\/a> ,  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.waterrights.utah.gov\/EsriMap\/map.asp?layersToAdd=StreamAlteration\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-screen screen\"><\/span><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stream alteration permit locations with link to permit documents from popup   <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/gisinfo\/wrstralt.htm\" target=\"_blank\">metadata<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1:24,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Water Rights<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Place of Use<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.waterrights.utah.gov\/Downloads\/wrpou.zip\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span><\/a> ,  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/\" target=\"_blank\"><screen class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/screen><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Polygon delineation of irrigation acreage.  Each polygon is tied to the Water Rights database <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.waterrights.utah.gov\/Downloads\/wrpoulog.asp\" target=\"_blank\">work in progress<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">02\/12\/2016<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Lee Eschler or Sean Breazeal<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Water Rights<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Points of Diversion<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.waterrights.utah.gov\/Downloads\/wrpod.zip\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span><\/a> ,  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/\" target=\"_blank\"><screen class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/screen><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Points of diversion from Water Rights Database  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/gisinfo\/wrpod.htm\" target=\"_blank\">metadata<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Updated nightly<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">Lee Eschler<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Water Rights<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Water Right Areas<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.waterrights.utah.gov\/Downloads\/wrareas.zip\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span><\/a>,  <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.dnr.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/WRT\/WaterRightAreas\/FeatureServer\" target=\"_blank\"><target class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/target><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Water right area boundaries<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Unknown<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Utah Division of Water Rights<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-40 from cache -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- References --><\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<div id=\"ref\"><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Utah Division of Water Rights. n.d. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/wrinfo\/faq.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>. Accessed: 2\/22\/16.<\/li>\n<li>Colby, B. G. 1988. Economic Impacts of Water Law&#8211;State Law and Water Market Development in the Southwest. Natural Resources Journal 28: 721-749.<\/li>\n<li>Utah Department of Natural Resources. 2013. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waterrights.utah.gov\/wrinfo\/Brochures\/state_jurisdiction_over_water_rights.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Study of Issues Related to State Jurisdiction over Water Rights<\/a>. November.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water is a renewable natural resource that is available in finite supply, and is subject to competition between stakeholders as annual supplies vary. 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