The Effects of Covid-19 on Insurance Coverage
The State of Emergency response to Covid-19 has had an enormous effect on all of our lives. As the pandemic continues, loss of revenue has become the center of attention for business owners. With business closure, shelter in place orders, and bleak economic forecast for the second quarter, the question whether Covid-19 related losses are covered under insurance policies has become an...
Things You Should Know About the Water Rights Adjudication
You might have recently received notice from the State asking you to respond if you think you have water rights. This process is intended to provide a framework for evaluating and decreeing water rights so that the public has a current record of its valid water rights. Translation: the State wants to know what you think you have and then to tell you what it thinks you have as far as water...
Your Water Rights
The State Legislature has tasked the State Courts with widespread legal proceedings that could limit or strip you of your water rights if you do not take appropriate steps to protect them. You and your shareholders have probably received notice of these proceeding. You have an existing claim to water rights. Your shareholder/partners may also have an existing claim to water rights.
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Water Rights Topics
The buying, selling, and transferring of water rights can be a lengthy process. It’s very different from irrigation water and requires involvement at the state level. Fortunately, we have systems in place, 25 years of experience that enables us to shoulder the burden in the complicated transfer of water rights.
Water Shares
Each city accepts different water shares and each water share has a...
Important Concepts Regarding Water in Utah
By: Dale B. Kimsey
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DIVERSION is the change of course, scope or use of water. Your groundwater or surface source is under constant threat by other water withdrawals, administrative actions, change applications and legal proceedings.
BENEFICIAL USE is the basis, the measure and the limit of all rights to the use of water in Utah. How your beneficial use is evaluated is critical to the scope of...