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Commissioners weigh notifying applicants about water adjudication and drop expert-review requirement in proposed Sec. 6.04
Summary
County staff proposed an amendment requiring recorded acknowledgment and replacement-water provisions for permits that use private water sources; commissioners signaled support for retaining notice and replacement rules (subsections a and b) but removing the costly Hobble Creek-specific expert-statement requirement (subsection c). Public commenters from Hollow Creek HOA, irrigation companies and private water customers urged protections for customers of private water suppliers.
Utah County staff presented a revision to Section 6.04 of county code that would require builders and applicants who rely on a water source to record an acknowledgement and disclaimer notifying them that state adjudication or court action could reduce their water quantity or pressure. The draft also would require a replacement source of water if a source is later reduced, with several enumerated exceptions. A third element proposed by the planning commission — requiring an engineer or attorney…
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