1. (1) To be eligible to receive funding from water infrastructure fund money, an applicant shall:

   1. (a) Engage in long-term planning consistent with Section 73-10g-602; and
   2. (b) Comply with Section 73-10g-605.

2. (2) Eligible project categories are:

   1. (a) Drinking water;
   2. (b) Wastewater;
   3. (c) Stormwater and flood control;
   4. (d) Water reuse;
   5. (e) Watershed protection;
   6. (f) Secondary water;
   7. (g) Dam and reservoir;

   8. (h) Off-farm agriculture;

      1. (i) Water supply development; and
   9. (j) Hydropower.
3. (3) The Division of Drinking Water is assigned the following category of eligible projects: drinking water.

4. (4) The Division of Water Quality is assigned the following categories of eligible projects:

   1. (a) Wastewater;
   2. (b) Stormwater and flood control;
   3. (c) Water reuse; and
   4. (d) Watershed protection.

5. (5) The Division of Water Resources is assigned the following categories of eligible projects:

   1. (a) Secondary water;
   2. (b) Dam and reservoir;
   3. (c) Off-farm agriculture;
   4. (d) Water supply development; and
   5. (e) Hydropower.

6. (6) A project that falls within a category listed in Subsection (2) is not subject to the written prioritization process if it:

   1. (a) is an emergency water infrastructure project; or
   2. (b) is a small water infrastructure project.

KEY: administrative law, water infrastructure, planning, ranking and prioritization

Date of Last Change: April 30, 2026

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 73-10g-603; 73-10g-604