Pine / Wah Wah ValleyWater Right Area 14 & 69

Public Meeting - February 4th 2014

Agenda USGS Study Water Right Data Water Right Policy Questions

Water Right Area Valley Name Approved/Perfected Rights14 Pine - Underground / Spring 1,350 acre-feet

69 Wah Wah / Sevier Lake Wah Wah Springs (Wintch) 2,544 acre-feet 69-1 (Wah Wah Springs) 2,898 acre-feet 69-20 (House Range) 2,186 acre-feet Other Underground / Spring 380 acre-feet

Total 8,008 acre-feet

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Water Right Area 14 (Pine Valley) Unapproved Rights

Water Right Number Owner Priority Date Quantity

14-118 CICWCD 10/17/06 15,000 acre-feet

14-124 Beaver County 03/22/10 13,900 acre-feet

Total: 28,900 acre-feet

Water Right Area 69 (Wah Wah/Sevier Lake Valley) Unapproved RightsFresh Water

Water Right Number Owner Priority Date Quantity 69-101 CICWCD 10/17/06 12,000 acre-feet 69-102 Melville Irrigation Company 12/28/06 123,000 acre-feet 69-106 Emerald Peak Minerals LLC 03/03/09 1,000 acre-feet 69-109 Beaver County 03/22/10 6,650 acre-feet 69-111 Emerald Peak Minerals 03/27/12 500 acre-feet 69-115 Utah Alunite Corp 08/21/12 6,500 acre-feet Total: 149,650 acre-feet

Water Right Area 69 (Wah Wah/Sevier Lake Valley) Unapproved RightsBrine Water

Water Right Number Owner Priority Date Quantity69-110 Emerald Peak Minerals 03/27/12 20,000 acre-feet69-112 Peak Minerals, Inc. 03/27/12 222,000 acre-feet69-113 Peak Minerals, Inc. 03/27/12 28,000 acre-feet Total: 270,000 acre-feet

Current PolicyArea 14 – Pine Valley

Domestic filings, limited to the requirements of one family, up to 10 head of livestock, and 1/4 acre of irrigation (1.73 acre-feet), are individually reviewed for potential interference with existing water rights, and some have been approved.

Current PolicyArea 69 Wah Wah / Sevier Lake Valley

Applications are generally limited to small filings proposing to appropriate sufficient water for the requirements of one family, 1/4 acre of irrigation and 10 head of livestock (1.73 acre-feet) or the equivalent amount in other beneficial uses.

Applications are generally only approved upon a showing of immediate need for water and with the presumptions that the applicant has all of the necessary resources and authorities to diligently develop the proposed beneficial uses of water and file proof.

Questions?30 Day Comment Period

Address:Kurt Vest, Regional Engineer 585 North Main Street P.O. Box 506 Cedar City, Utah 84721-0506