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Northern Utah County Groundwater
Northern Utah County
Groundwater Management Plan
Status and ReviewNovember 3, 2010
Teresa Wilhelmsen, P.E.UL/JR Regional EngineerDivision of Water Rights
Outline
• Current Management Policy
• Water Usage Estimates
• Summary of Water Rights
• Future Direction
Utah/Goshen Valley Groundwater Management Plan
• Effective November 15, 1995• Utah/Goshen Valley defined• Relationship between surface and ground
water• Groundwater Resources of Northern Utah
Valley, Utah 1985• Estimated recharge and discharge to be
about 200,000 acre-feet per year
Utah/Goshen Valley Groundwater Management Plan
• Appropriation history of the area– Early 60s closed to appropriations greater than
3.0 acre-feet– 1967 moratorium on all groundwater
appropriations in southern Utah Valley due to water level declines
– 1975 levels recovered and the previous policy was reinstated
– 1995 with this plan the Utah/Goshen Valley was closed to new groundwater appropriations
Utah/Goshen Valley Groundwater Management Plan
• Withdrawal limits:– Northern Utah Valley
• Annual withdrawals from wells are limited to an average of 160,000 acre-feet per year, using a 5-year moving average.
• Maximum withdrawals in any one year shall not exceed 200,000 acre-feet.
Where are we today?
• Hydrology of Northern Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah, 1975-2005– Published 2008
Where are we today?Water Rights
– Nearly 4,700 rights– Approved and Perfected
• Water Rights and Change Applications
“Approved” Change Applications–210 Change Application from other areas
•95% Municipal
Disclaimer
• Estimated Amounts
• No Claim Filed (Adjudication)
• Duplicate Groups
• Overlapping Water Rights
Water Right Number 1 UGWC 1912Water Right Number 2 CERT 1967
Together these two rights watered 100 ELUs
Supplemental Group 1000WR1, WR2Stockwater: Sole Supply: UNEVALUATED Group Total: 100.00
Water Right Number 3 Application to Appropriate 1985
Applied for an additional well to be supplemental to other rightsPOU same as WR1, WR2
Old database structure:
Water Use Group: 2000WR3Stockwater: 100 ELUs
New Structure:
Supplemental Group 1000WR1, WR2Stockwater: Sole Supply: UNEVALUATED Group Total: 100.00
Supplemental Group 2000WR1, WR2, WR3Stockwater: Sole Supply: UNEVALUATED Group Total: 100.00
WR 1 UGWC 1912WR 2 DECREE
WR 3 Diligence
30 acres
55 acres
15 acres
Total Acres = 55
NOT = 100 acres
Where are we today?
• Water Right Summary– Domestic & Stock 5,717 acre-feet– Irrigation 137,431 acre-feet– Municipal 103,350 acre-feet– Other 92,390 acre-feet
• Total Estimated Diversion
• 338,888 acre-feet
Water Rights Summary
• Non-consumptive Rights– 23,813 acre-feet
• Underground Water Claims– ~2600 rights
• Approved Applications to Appropriate– 34 rights … ~15,300 acre-feet
Utah Lake RightsIrrigation Companies
• East Jordan Irrigation Company» 9,967 acre-feet
• South Jordan Irrigation Company» 2,622 acre-feet
• Utah Lake Distributing Company» 5,236 acre-feet
• Utah and Salt Lake Canal Company» 2,139 acre-feet
(just within Northern Utah County area)
Listing of Estimated Values
• http://www.waterrights.utah.gov/– Meetings
• Past Meetings– November 3, 2010, Northern Utah County Groundwater
Management Plan
» Water Rights Priority Listing
Summary of Data
• 1995 – 200,000 AF/yr
• 2000 – 73,000 AF/yr
• 2008 – 153,000 (+/- 31,5000) AF/yr
• 2010 – 338,888 AF/yr
Where do we go from here?
• Notice – applications filed after September 30, 2010, will be held
“All Applications which represent a new groundwater withdrawal from the Northern Utah County Groundwater Management Area filed after September 30, 2010 will be held until a new groundwater management plan is adopted or a decision is made not to modify the current plan.”
Where do we go from here?
• 60 days to submit comments (January 4, 2011)
• We will continue to study this issue and review the Water Rights
• Review Comments (will be made available on our website)
• Public Meeting (early next year)
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