2025 bills / H.B. 328

H.B. 328 Water Usage Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Rep. Doug Owens · carried in the Senate by Sen. Ronald M. Winterton

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote (stopped here)
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

This bill would bar overhead spray irrigation for new development and redevelopment, except in certain circumstances. It would also require cities and counties to enforce that ban through land use approvals, give notice of it, and encourage them to review plans, inspect for compliance, and address violations.

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Official description
  • defines terms
  • directs a municipality or county to require compliance with a prohibition on use of overhead spray irrigation as part of land use approvals
  • requires a municipality or county to give notice of the prohibition on use of overhead spray irrigation
  • encourages a municipality or county to review certain plans, act on the plans, inspect for compliance, and address noncompliance
  • prohibits for new development and redevelopment the use of overhead spray irrigation except under certain circumstances
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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