Western farmers, ranchers and landowners with a water right
Free checklist for moving a water right's point of diversion, place or use: what Utah's change application needs and what it costs. Not legal advice.
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The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Pre-Construction Notification door.
From public data
is Utah's starting filing fee for a change application, for up to 0.1 cfs or 20 acre-feet; the fee rises with flow or volume
Source: Utah Division of Water Rights fee schedule (revised May 28, 2026)
Draft the Army Corps pre-construction notification (ENG Form 6082) for a dock, bank repair or small crossing. Wetlands and species checked. Free to read.
Questions
A change to the point of diversion, place of use, period of use, nature of use, or storage of water. A change can be permanent or for a fixed time of more than one year and up to 10 years.
In Utah: the holder of an approved but unperfected application, the record owner of a perfected right, a person with written authorization from either, or a water company shareholder authorized under section 73-3-3.5.
Change application fees follow the greater of flow or volume. The lowest tier, up to 0.1 cfs or 20 acre-feet, is $150; up to 0.5 cfs or 100 acre-feet is $200, and the fee keeps rising from there.
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Where is the work in or near water?
Which county and parcels are you enrolling?
Where is the tree?
Where is the project?
Which agency is the plan for?
What is the project, and where?
Answer it and ePlan opens the Pre-Construction Notification door, which drafts the paperwork.