Title: Recent Utah Legislation Affecting Wastewater Reuse
1Recent Utah Legislation Affecting Wastewater
Reuse
- Water Environment Association
- of Utah Annual Conference
- March 30, 2006
- Jerry Olds
- State Engineer
2Objectives
- Basic Principles of Water Law Reuse
- New Legislation
- Example Water Right Considerations for a Reuse
Project
3What water uses are covered by a municipal water
rights?
Domestic, commercial, industrial, irrigation,
stockwatering, etc
Could water uses change over time? What are the
deletion limits for municipal use?
4Irrigation Recycling System
Can the water user capture and recycle the water?
Yes, if 1) it has not left their control 2)
they use the water for the same purposes 3)
they do not irrigate more land.
5Chapter 73-3c - Conservation and Use of Sewage
Effluent (1995)
- Drought of 1999-2004
- New sources of water are limited
- Cost to develop effluent
- Litigation
- Proposed Legislation Water Task Force
-
6 HB 38 Water Reuse Requirements
- 73-3c Wastewater Reuse Act
- Reuse authorization contract
- Reuse by a public agency Administered as
municipal water right Consistent with water
right Does not enlarge Return flow
satisfied
7Water Reuse Requirements (contd)
- Application Requirements Specify required
information - Reuse authorization contract Project
Sponsor Treatment Plant Collection
System WR Owner Water Purveyor Seller
s of reuse water Retailer - replaced by reuse - Agree w/ reuse pledge is consistent WR
8Reuse Application Process
- Public Notice Newspaper Web
- Protest/Hearing
- Decision Can deny, if inconsistent Approve
with conditions - Judicial Review
9Other Provisions
- Annual reporting
- Rulemaking
- Infiltration water
- Change - point of discharge, WQ Board Consultant
with state engineer
10EXAMPLE Deer Springs City (Units
Acre-Feet) Div Depl.
- WR 1 Spring A, 1.0 cfs or 350 af 350 350
- WR 2 Spring B, .75 cfs (35.0 ac) 140 70
- WR 3 Well A, .50 cfs (30.0 ac) 120 60
- WR 4 Well B, 1.5 cfs (80 ac.) 320 160
- Allowable Diversion 930 Acre-Feet
- Allowable Depletion 640 Acre-Feet
-
11Deer Springs City (Contd)
- 40 used in house (20 Depleted)
- 60 irrigation of lawns (65 Efficiency)
- Secondary Treatment Sewage Effluent Discharged
to Stream - How much of their effluent can they reuse?
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12Deer Springs City (Contd)
- Current Depletion
- ((930).4.2) ((930) .6 .65) 437.1 AF
- Sewer Plant Discharge
- (930) .4 .8 297.6 AF
- Allowable Reuse 640 437.1 202.9 AF
13Thank You
Questions?