{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-73-31-104","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 73-31-104","heading":"Objectives of water banks.","body":"The objectives in creating a water bank are to:\n(1) promote:\n(a) the optimal use of the public's water;\n(b) transparency and access to water markets;\n(c) temporary, flexible, and low cost water transactions between water users; and\n(d) Utah's agricultural economy by providing access to water resources and income for Utah's agricultural industry; and\n(2) facilitate:\n(a) robust and sustainable agricultural production while meeting growing municipal and industrial water demands, such as fallowing arrangements;\n(b) water quality improvement;\n(c) water rights administration and distribution; and\n(d) a healthy and resilient natural environment.","path":["Title 73 Water and Irrigation","Chapter 73-31 Water Banking Act","Part 73-31-1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title73/Chapter31/73-31-S104.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"b4588241572666a22a2f0afcdcae00378e65c17f3fcf659e72eb819189488fbb","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-73-31-103","next":"us-ut/utah-code-73-31-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}