Section 73-10g-403 - Work plan(1)(a) By no later than November 30, 2023, and before developing the integrated water assessment under Section 73-10g-402, the division shall create a plan for developing and implementing the integrated water assessment.(b) In creating the work plan, the division shall consult with the entities described in Subsection 73-10g-402(4)(a).(2) The work plan shall include in relationship to the Great Salt Lake watershed: (a) a synthesis of available information, literature, and data, and an assessment of scientific, technical, measurement, and other informational needs, relating to: (i) water quantity, water quality, water use, and water demand;(ii) improving quantification and quality of data for: (A) surface and groundwater water diversions;(iii) developing, downscaling, or otherwise updating models and assessment tools to improve understanding of water supply, water use, and water availability;(iv) understanding changing watershed conditions, including changes in climate, evapotranspiration, and other water supply vulnerabilities; and(v) other matters as the division determines to be appropriate; and(b) a description of how the work plan shall be implemented to address the needs described in Subsection (2)(a), including:(i) prioritize proposed activities, such as monitoring data infrastructure needs, studies, analyses, and development of tools necessary to implement the integrated water assessment;(ii) an implementation schedule, with completion of an integrated water assessment by no later than November 30, 2026;(iii) recommendations and a cost assessment for the implementation of the work plan;(iv) public engagement process;(v) an agreed approach to facilitate integrated watershed management and coordination across local, state, and federal agencies; and(vi) other matters as the division determines to be appropriate.Added by Chapter 81, 2022 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/4/2022.