Utah parks water rights agreements signed
On 18 April 2000, representatives from the Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Attorney General’s Office, National Park Service, Department of the Interior’s Office of the Solicitor, and Department of Justice signed water rights settlement agreements for Cedar Breaks National Monument and the Utah portion of Hovenweep National Monument. The agreements, which quantify reserved water rights and establish protective administrative mechanisms, must be submitted to the adjudication court for approval. In the interim the Utah state engineer has agreed to enforce the settlement conditions. The parties hope to use these two agreements as a template to quickly resolve water rights issues at many other park units in Utah not directly associated with the mainstem Green and Colorado Rivers.
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Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
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