Utah water officials present proposed determination for Provo City North; objections due March 19, 2025

The Utah Division of Water Rights’ Adjudication section held a final public meeting Jan. 9 in Provo on the proposed determination for the Provo City North subdivision — a report the agency published Dec. 19, 2024 — and reminded water users that they have 90 days from publication, through March 19, 2025, to file objections with the court.

The proposed determination is part of a general stream adjudication under state code Title 73, Chapter 4 to determine the nature and extent of existing water rights in the drainage. The determination includes a priority schedule organized by source and priority date, detailed descriptions of individual water rights (owner of record, point of diversion, place of use, quantities and permitted uses), a list of rights the agency determined to be forfeited, and an alphabetic index. Hydrographic survey maps published with the determination show mapped irrigation polygons and the water-right groups that contribute to those irrigated blocks.

“ This is the public meeting. It's actually the final public meeting for the proposed determination in the Provo City Knoll Division,” said Christopher Stallard, one of the…