Water Resources Studies In Utah

Many issues, 1979- are the Annual report of the Utah Water Research Laboratory, Center for Water Resources Research and Agricultural and Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University.

In the distribution of water among users in the State of Utah there is lack of organizational uniformity. on some rivers, the state engineer is assisted by river commissioners who have been appointed to measure and monitor water delivers. On other rivers there are no commissioners; problems and disputes must be settled on a case by case basis by the state engineer. The responsibilities, arrangements, salaries, and methods of payment for commissioners vary from basin to basin. A more unified distribution organization composed of state-employed water commissioners would have several advantages over the existing system of commissioners employed by local water users. Advantages would include the development and retention of a higher level of expertise, improved record keeping and reporting, more complete geographical coverage of river system,s and batter balance of commissioner work loads. These advantages would come at a higher cost, but the impact on water users could be mitigated by dividing the cost of the system between the users and the general public in a dual financing arrangement.