{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-73-5a-503","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 73-5a-503","heading":"Owners required to perform maintenance -- Orders to protect life and property.","body":"(1) Following an inspection, the state engineer shall specify what maintenance is necessary to keep the dam and appurtenant structures in satisfactory condition, and the owner of the dam shall be responsible for that maintenance.\n(2) Depending upon the severity of problems specified under Subsection (1), the state engineer may issue orders for:\n(a) engineering studies;\n(b) repairs;\n(c) storage limitations;\n(d) removal of the dam;\n(e) breaching of the dam; or\n(f) any other remedy the state engineer determines is appropriate to protect life and property.","path":["Title 73 Water and Irrigation","Chapter 73-5a Dam Safety","Part 73-5a-5 Inspection of Dams"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title73/Chapter5a/73-5a-S503.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"d381fad87364f70c810a17690818eae3bc5c4065cd9d491d6c7046d24c514d3d","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-73-5a-502","next":"us-ut/utah-code-73-5a-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}