The purpose of this rule is to allow Water Right Holders to determine and declare the amount of Beneficial Use that each water right contributes to the total Beneficial Use of a Water Use Group. To accomplish this, a Declaration of Beneficial Use Amounts form may be completed and submitted to the State Engineer. To complete the form, the Water Right Holders must quantify, by agreement, the amount of Beneficial Use that some or all of the supplemental water right contributes to the Water Use Group.

KEY: beneficial use, supplemental water rights, water rights

Date of Last Change: April 7, 2010

Notice of Continuation: October 23, 2024

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 73-1-3; 73-2-1(3); 73-2-1(5)(e); 73-3-3(4)(b)(vii); 73-5-8; 73-3-14; 73-3-16; 73-3-20(2); 63G-4; 73-4