Board/Division of Water Resources

The Division of Water Resources is one of seven agencies of the Utah Department of Natural Resources and is the water resources authority for the state of Utah. The Board is the policy-making body of the division.

Legislative Authority

• Provide comprehensive water planning.
• Protect Utah's rights to interstate waters.
• Manage Utah's water resource project construction programs.

Mission

• Plan, Conserve, Develop and Protect Utah's Water Resources

Goals

• Defend and protect Utah's rights to develop and use its entitlement to interstate streams.
• Continue state water planning activities to identify futures water needs and to assist water entities to meet those needs
• Provide technical and financial assistance to encourage the highest beneficial uses of water consistent with economic, social and environmental consideration.
• Promote weather modification research, evaluation and operational projects.
• Implement water education/conservation programs that encourage wise municipal, industrial, agricultural and environmental water use.
• Maintain accurate and current water supply and land use data for each hydrologic basin in the state.