Section 302 – Limits on amount of water available to any district — Exception.

• (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the total amount of developed water that the board may make available to any district is limited as follows:
  • (a) The Kane Water Conservancy District may purchase no more than 10,000 acre-feet of developed water per calendar year.
  • (b) The Washington County Water Conservancy District may purchase no more than 69,000 acre-feet of developed water per calendar year.
  • (c) The Central Iron County Water Conservancy District may purchase no more than the amount of Colorado River water it acquires.

• (2)
  • (a) A district may purchase developed water in excess of the limits specified in Subsection (1) for that calendar year if:
    • (i) developed water is available; and
    • (ii) no other district eligible to receive the developed water has offered to purchase it.
  • (b) The board may expand the size of the project and exceed the limits in Subsection (1) if the board or a district acquires additional water rights.

• (3) Before beginning the final design of the project, the board shall make rules establishing a reasonable time during which the districts may offer to purchase developed water.

• (4) If the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District acquires water rights and participates in the project, the board shall ensure that:
  • (a) the project is sized and constructed to transport the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District’s water from Lake Powell; and
  • (b) facilities from Washington County to Cedar City are included in the project.

Enacted by Chapter 216, 2006 General Session