Utah is facing existential challenges requiring an “all hands-on deck” approach to water. The term “water marketing” encompasses all forms of water exchanges between users. Water leasing is a commonly used form of water marketing and represents a local, voluntary and temporary exchange of water. Water banking is one kind of water marketing tool focused on facilitating water leases between users. The Utah Water Banking Act is a relatively new method of creating water banks in the state of Utah. Water marketi
A Statutory Water Bank Application has been filed by the First Water Bank of Utah with the Utah Board of Water Resources . A special board meeting to begin a 30-day public comment period on the application will be held at 4:00 pm, September 5, 2023, at the Ashley Valley Water and Sewer Improvement District, 609 West Main Street, Vernal, UT. Interested citizens can participate electronically by joining through the Board of Water Resources Google Meet and are encouraged to review the application and supplemen
First Water Bank of Utah Statutory Water Bank Application and Materials