Utah Water Law

Utah water law is highly specialized, and mistakes here are costly. Richard has worked with Utah water rights since college and has handled nearly every aspect of the field.

Because most Utah water has already been appropriated, new projects typically require purchasing and reallocating existing water rights rather than obtaining new ones — a process that demands careful evaluation, since water rights can be forfeited through non-use, are limited by beneficial use, and are sometimes duplicative on paper.

Title companies regularly refer clients to Richard for water right title questions, and to make sure water rights are properly transferred and documented in land transactions.