Utah Water Records
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Introduction
Water usage in Utah began with the first diversion of the streams from the Wasatch Mountains in the Salt Lake Valley, soon after the first pioneers arrived in 1847. Regulation and registration of water rights began with the creation of the Territorial Government and the organization of the counties beginning in 1850.
History
Importance of Water Records
Since water records are kept in addition to records of land transactions, they are a valuable supplement to the existing land records.
The Utah Division of Water Rights maintains a documentary file for each water right in the State of Utah. A water right file typically contains applications, correspondence, and other documents which pertain to the right. These paper documents are electronically scanned and can be accessed through this query page.
The Division also maintains a computerized database of limited pertinent information for each water right. Various search and listing routines are available to access the database information quickly and easily. Discrepancies between the information in the computerized database and that in the documentary file will generally be resolved in favor of the documentary file.
Finding Water Records
The Utah Division of Water Rights (DWRi), led by the State Engineer is the agency of Utah State Government within the Department of Natural Resources that administers the appropriation and distribution of the State's water resources.