Appropriators shall have priority among themselves according to the dates of their respective appropriations, so that each appropriator is entitled to receive the appropriator's whole supply before any subsequent appropriator has any right.
Utah Code § 73-3-21.1
Priorities between appropriators
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Second Big Springs v. Granite Peak (2023)
Most recently applied in Second Big Springs v. Granite Peak (March 2023)
Amended by Chapter 311, 2022 General Session
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.