Section R655-18-5 - Plan Standards(1) Each 40 Year Plan or supplement to an existing Plan submitted to the Division of Water Rights shall be signed and certified by a Professional Engineer with their respective professional seal affixed.(2) A 40 Year Plan must explicitly identify each specific water right or rights for which the Plan is being submitted.(3) A previously submitted Plan may be supplemented to address a specific water right or rights for which a Public Water Supplier includes as part of a previously submitted Plan.(4) When a Public Water Supplier submits a 40 Year Plan or a supplement to a Plan each part of the Plan must be up-to-date and current.(5) A Public Water Supplier may prepare multiple 40 Year Plans to address separate and distinct water systems, which may include areas to which the Public Water Supplier supplies or reasonably plans to supply water.(6) A 40 Year Plans shall include the following for a Public Water Supplier: (a) amount of physical water currently diverted and used in the system;(b) a description of the system and sources of water;(c) the projected Future Water Requirements for the system;(d) a comprehensive inventory list for the system of the Public Water Supplier's interest in either water rights, ownership shares in water companies, or any contracts or other documents evidencing its right to receive water from other entities; and(e) an explanation of how each specific water right, for which the 40 Year Plan is being submitted, is needed to meet the projected Future Water Requirements of the system.(7) The projected population within the Public Water Supplier's Service Area shall be based upon population estimates prepared by the Utah Population Committee or a comparable estimate including estimates prepared by a state agency, political subdivision of the state, an association of governments, or an Interlocal Cooperation Act entity.(8) Projected water use per capita and other water use demand estimates shall be based upon established engineering principles, actual water use data, or other reliable measures.Utah Admin. Code R655-18-5
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-03, effective 1/22/2021