State engineer to inspect dams.

  1. Law
  2. Utah Code
  3. Water and Irrigation
  4. Dam Safety
  5. Inspection of Dams
  6. State engineer to inspect dams.

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  • (1) The state engineer shall inspect each dam that in the state engineer's opinion, if it failed:
    • (a) poses a threat to human life; or
    • (b) could cause significant property damage.
  • (2) An inspection required by Subsection (1) shall occur:
    • (a) at increments commensurate with the relative risk to life and property; and
    • (b) not less than once every five years.
  • (3) The state engineer may inspect a dam that is not exempt from regulation by this chapter.




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