Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R655 - Natural Resources, Water Rights
Rule R655-14 - Administrative Procedures for Enforcement Proceedings Before the Division of Water Rights
Section R655-14-1 - Authority
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) These rules establish procedures for enforcement adjudicative proceedings which may be commenced under Section 73-2-25. Under Subsection 73-2-1(4)(g), the State Engineer, as the Director of the Utah Division of Water Rights, is required to make rules regarding enforcement orders and the imposition of fines and penalties.
(2) The State Engineer's powers and duties include acting on behalf of the State of Utah to administer, as the agency head of the Division of Water Rights, the distribution and use of all surface and ground waters within the state in accordance with statutory authority, including but not limited to Sections 73-2-1, 73-2-1.2, and 73-2- 25.