Utah Code § 73-5a-503

Owners required to perform maintenance -- Orders to protect life and property
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(1) Following an inspection, the state engineer shall specify what maintenance is necessary to
keep the dam and appurtenant structures in satisfactory condition, and the owner of the dam
shall be responsible for that maintenance.
(2) Depending upon the severity of problems specified under Subsection (1), the state engineer
may issue orders for:
(a) engineering studies;

(b) repairs;
(c) storage limitations;
(d) removal of the dam;
(e) breaching of the dam; or
(f) any other remedy the state engineer determines is appropriate to protect life and property.

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