UDWR reports to Public lands council; no filings for Data centers as of now
The Utah Division of Water Rights told the Emery County Public Lands Council that it had received no notices or water-right applications for large data centers in Carbon or Emery counties. State law now requires local governments to notify the division about qualifying data center land-use changes and planned construction, but no such filings had been made as of the meeting.
Utah Division of Water Rights Regional Engineer Cash Stallings told the Emery County Public Lands Council that the agency had received no notices or water-right applications for large data centers in Carbon or Emery counties. Stallings said projects could still be in early planning, but no qualifying filings had been submitted as of the October meeting.
House Bill 360 requires cities and counties to notify the division before approving land-use changes for large data centers and at least 90 days before construction begins. Facilities of at least 10,000 square feet or those using 75 acre-feet or more of water annually may also require water-right applications, which would be subject to public notice, comment and potentially a hearing.