This chapter of the Utah Code adopts the Groundwater Recharge and Recovery Act. It provides for the following prohibitions: (1) a person may not artificially recharge an aquifer without first obtaining a recharge permit; (2) A person may not recover from an aquifer water that has been artificially recharged unless the person first obtains a recovery permit; and (3) A person holding a recharge permit or recovery permit may not operate a recharge project or recovery project in a manner that is inconsistent with the permit conditions set by the state engineer. The chapter further provides for the procedure for a recharge and recovery permits; groundwater recharge and recovery operations; and enforcement and penalties.
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