73-10g-403. Work plan.

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Effective 5/4/2022

(a)By no later than November 30, 2023, and before developing the integrated water assessment under Section 73-10g-402 , the division shall create a plan for developing and implementing the integrated water assessment.

(b)In creating the work plan, the division shall consult with the entities described in Subsection 73-10g-402(4)(a) .

(2)The work plan shall include in relationship to the Great Salt Lake watershed:

(a)a synthesis of available information, literature, and data, and an assessment of scientific, technical, measurement, and other informational needs, relating to:

(i)water quantity, water quality, water use, and water demand;

(ii)improving quantification and quality of data for:

(A)surface and groundwater water diversions;

(B)depletions; and

(C)return flow;

(iii)developing, downscaling, or otherwise updating models and assessment tools to improve understanding of water supply, water use, and water availability;

(iv)understanding changing watershed conditions, including changes in climate, evapotranspiration, and other water supply vulnerabilities; and

(v)other matters as the division determines to be appropriate; and

(b)a description of how the work plan shall be implemented to address the needs described in Subsection (2)(a) , including:

(i)prioritize proposed activities, such as monitoring data infrastructure needs, studies, analyses, and development of tools necessary to implement the integrated water assessment;

(ii)an implementation schedule, with completion of an integrated water assessment by no later than November 30, 2026;

(iii)recommendations and a cost assessment for the implementation of the work plan;

(iv)public engagement process;

(v)an agreed approach to facilitate integrated watershed management and coordination across local, state, and federal agencies; and

(vi)other matters as the division determines to be appropriate.

Enacted by Chapter 81 , 2022 General Session