(1) The following water conservancy districts shall determine per capita consumptive use for counties for which they provide water in accordance with Section 73-5-8.5:
- (a) Central Utah Water Conservancy District for Utah County;
- (b) Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District for Salt Lake County;
- (c) Washington County Water Conservancy District for Washington County; and
- (d) Weber Basin Water Conservancy District for Weber and Davis Counties.
- (2) The division may not calculate a statewide per capita consumptive water use number.
- (3) The division may not calculate per capita consumptive water use for any entity within a county which has been designated to a water conservancy district.
- (4) The division may not be required to determine per capita consumptive water use nor establish per capita consumptive water use goals.
- (5) Determination of per capita consumptive water use by water conservancy districts may not prohibit the division from compiling, tracking, and reporting end user water use for all public water systems that report data to the Division of Water Rights.
- (6) A public water system may determine per capita consumptive water use for their own water system.
- (7) The division may adopt the same methodology to track and report water use as used by a water conservancy district.
KEY: water use comparison, water conservation measure, water conservation goals, consumptive water use, GPCD, gallons per person
Date of Last Change: May 26, 2026
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 73-10-32