Great Salt Lake Distribution Management Plan

Revised: October 1, 2025

The State Engineer has adopted a distribution management plan for the Great Salt Lake. Great Salt Lake Distribution Management is regulated under Chapter 73-33 of Utah state law.

Adopted management plan: Great Salt Lake Distribution Management Plan

Public Meetings & Public Comments

During this process we will be holding public meetings to present information and solicit public comment. The development and adoption of a plan will be a very public process and will require input from the water community. Public comments can be found on the webpages for the meetings listed below.

Public Comments

Please submit written comments to:
Address: Utah Division of Water Rights
  1594 West North Temple Suite 220
  PO Box 146300
  Salt Lake City UT 84114-6300
Email:waterrights@utah.gov
Subject:Public Comment Regarding GSL DMP

Table 1. Great Salt Lake Water Rights

Water Right Number Priority Date Source CFS ACFT Ownership
15-306 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 10.1268 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5899 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 0.1832 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-341 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 10.2587 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5900 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 0.0513 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-414 5/13/1955 Great Salt Lake 20 - Morton Salt Inc.
13-246 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 27,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3091 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 67,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3569 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 62,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
15-616 3/22/1965 Great Salt Lake - 54,750.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
13-1109 6/11/1965 Bear River - 17,792.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3345 6/11/1965 Bear River Bay - 49,208.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
35-2343 7/27/1965 Underground Water Well 0.15 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
35-5373 7/27/1965 Underground Water Wells 24.85 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
35-4012 6/17/1966 Underground Water Wells 1.5 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
15-2161 5/9/1967 Great Salt Lake - 54,750.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
16-727 10/16/1972 Great Salt Lake - 35,290.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
15-2182 3/4/1993 Great Salt Lake 25 - Morton Salt Inc.
15-3850 3/4/1993 Great Salt Lake 24.8 - Forestry, Fire and State Lands
15-5902 3/4/1993 Great Salt Lake 50.2 - Forestry, Fire and State Lands
13-3723 09/03/2003 Great Salt Lake - 125.0 North Shore Limited Partnership
13-3846 6/21/2006 Great Salt Lake - 1.7 Earths Elements Inc.
13-3871 2/6/2008 Underground Water Well - 66.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3884 11/26/2008 Great Salt Lake - 10.0 Earths Elements
13-3457 8/28/2012 Great Salt Lake 83 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-4130 8/28/2012 Great Salt Lake 167.0 - Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands

Table 2. Applications Approved under Section 73-3-30 for Great Salt Lake

Water Right Number Change Application Number Filed Source CFS ACFT Ownership
35-476 a47913 9/21/2021 Hooper Slough - 248.08 EBJ-2, LLC
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
13-3404 a48872 5/5/2022 Bear River Bay/Willard Spur 8,000.0 - Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
57-10981 a49954 1/26/2023 Utah Lake and Jordan River - 3,500.0 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
East Jordan Irrigation Company
57-6754 f50223 4/13/2023 Jordan River - 9,661.92 Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy
Salt Lake City Corp
Sandy City Corporation
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
59-23 a50505 6/27/2023 Jordan River 83.65 28,733.1 Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
59-30 a50506 6/27/2023 Jordan River 23.723 17,174.5 Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
59-3517 a50507 6/27/2023 Jordan River 26.64 8,750.0 Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
59-5272 f50738 8/25/2023 Utah Lake and Jordan River 51.49 10,000.0 Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Welby Jacob Water Users Company
Utah Division of Forestry Fire and
59-6048 a51083 12/12/2023 Jordan River 68.871 20,650.23 North Point Consolidated Irrigation Company
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
59-5334 f51947 7/26/2024 Jordan River 8.520 2,927.0 Central Utah Water Conservancy District
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
57-3575 f51983 8/5/2024 Jordan River 25.0 5,565.91 Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
59-5771 f51985 8/5/2024 Jordan River - 4,330.638 Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
59-5772 f51986 8/5/2024 Jordan River 13.501 2,163.672 Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
13-246 a52152 9/19/2024 Great Salt Lake - 156,000.0 Compass Minerals
Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands
13-3457 a52277 10/16/2024 Great Salt Lake - 60,089.257 Compass Minerals
Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands
55-11103 f53110 4/22/2025 Ontario Drain Tunnel 9.363 - Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy
Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
13-3723 a53108 5/5/2025 Great Salt Lake - 125.0 North Shore Limited Partnership
Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands
59-5619 f53187 5/12/2025 Utah Lake and Jordan River 9.564 1,780.92 Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Utah and Salt Lake Canal Company
Utah Division of Forestry Fire an
13-3846 a53323 6/26/2025 Great Salt Lake - 11.7 Earth's Elements Inc.
Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands
13-4130 a53322 6/26/2025 Great Salt Lake 167.0 120,908.0 Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands
35-455 f53436 7/17/2025 Upper Bennett Spring & Bennett or Sheep Creek - 635 Huntsville Abbey Farm, LLC
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
15-414 a53468 7/23/2025 Great Salt Lake - 32,578.0 Morton Salt Inc.
Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands
59-3518 f53574 8/29/2025 Jordan River 30.0 18,386.77 Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
59-3499 f53788 11/5/2025 Utah Lake and Jordan River 246.0 45,673.3 Utah and Salt Lake Canal Company

Table 3. Priority Schedule of Great Salt Lake Water Rights**

Great Salt Lake
Elevation***
 GSL Water Rights Available for Diversion Under the Corresponding Lake Levels
Water Right Number Priority Date Source Flow (CFS) Annual Volume (ACFT) Ownership
Below
4193		 All Great Salt Lake water rights curtailed
(unless otherwise provided for in an approved change application under Subsection 73-3-30)
4193.0
to
4194.9
 15-306 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 10.12680 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5899 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 0.1832 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-341 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 10.2587 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5900 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 0.0513 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-414* 5/13/1955 Great Salt Lake 20.0 - Morton Salt Inc.
13-246* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 27,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3091* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 67,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3569* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 62,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
4195.0
to
4197.9
 15-306 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 10.1268 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5899 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 0.1832 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-341 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 10.2587 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5900 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 0.0513 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-414* 5/13/1955 Great Salt Lake 20.0 - Morton Salt Inc.
13-246* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 27,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3091* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 67,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3569* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 62,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
15-616 3/22/1965 Great Salt Lake - 54,750.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
35-2343 7/27/1965 Water Well 0.15 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
35-5373 7/27/1965 Water Wells 24.85 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
35-4012 6/17/1966 Water Wells 1.5 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
4198.0
to
4199.9
 15-306 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 10.1268 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5899 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 0.1832 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-341 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 10.2587 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5900 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 0.0513 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-414* 5/13/1955 Great Salt Lake 20.0 - Morton Salt Inc.
13-246* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 27,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3091* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 67,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3569* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 62,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
15-616 3/22/1965 Great Salt Lake - 54,750.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
35-2343 7/27/1965 Water Well 0.15 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
35-5373 7/27/1965 Water Wells 24.85 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
35-4012 6/17/1966 Water Wells 1.5 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
15-2161 5/9/1967 Great Salt Lake - 54,750.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
16-727 10/16/1972 Great Salt Lake - 35,290.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
15-2182* 3/4/1993 Great Salt Lake 25.0 - Morton Salt Inc.
15-3850 3/4/1993 Great Salt Lake 24.8 - Forestry, Fire and State Lands
15-5902 3/4/1993 Great Salt Lake 50.2 - Forestry, Fire and State Lands
13-3723* 09/03/2003 Great Salt Lake - 125 North Shore Limited Partnership
13-3846* 6/21/2006 Great Salt Lake - 1.7 Earths Elements Inc.
13-3884* 11/26/2008 Great Salt Lake - 10.0 Earths Elements
4200.0
and
above
 15-306 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 10.1268 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5899 12/21/1940 Great Salt Lake 0.1832 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-341 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 10.2587 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-5900 9/15/1949 Great Salt Lake 0.0513 - Salt Pointe Land Company
15-414* 5/13/1955 Great Salt Lake 20.0 - Morton Salt Inc.
13-246* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 27,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3091* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 67,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-3569* 1/8/1962 Great Salt Lake - 62,000.0 Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
15-616 3/22/1965 Great Salt Lake - 54,750.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
35-2343 7/27/1965 Water Well 0.15 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
35-5373 7/27/1965 Water Wells 24.85 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
35-4012 6/17/1966 Water Wells 1.5 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
15-2161 5/9/1967 Great Salt Lake - 54,750.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
16-727 10/16/1972 Great Salt Lake - 35,290.0 Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
15-2182* 3/4/1993 Great Salt Lake 25.0 - Morton Salt Inc.
15-3850 3/4/1993 Great Salt Lake 24.8 - Forestry, Fire and State Lands
15-5902 3/4/1993 Great Salt Lake 50.2 - Forestry, Fire and State Lands
13-3723* 09/03/2003 Great Salt Lake - 125 North Shore Limited Partnership
13-3846* 6/21/2006 Great Salt Lake - 1.7 Earths Elements Inc.
13-3884* 11/26/2008 Great Salt Lake - 10.0 Earths Elements
13-3457* 8/28/2012 Great Salt Lake 83.0 - Compass Minerals Ogden Inc.
13-4130* 8/28/2012 Great Salt Lake 167.0 - Forestry, Fire and State Lands
* Great Salt Lake water rights that have an approved change application conforming with Subsection 73-3-30.
** Water rights 13-1109, 13-3345, and 13-3871 are considered non-consumptive. Consequently, they are omitted from the priority schedule since the beneficial use under those rights would not result in a net consumptive impact to the lake.
*** Mean daily elevation of the South Arm of Great Salt Lake as reported by the USGS for Gage 10010000, Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor on June 15th of the prior calendar year.

Voluntary Arrangements

Under Utah Code § 73-33-201(5), the State Engineer may consider voluntary arrangements when adopting the distribution management plan. Details of any voluntary arrangements will be posted here.

Accounting Tool

The Great Salt Lake Distribution Accounting Tool (GSLDAT) accounts for Great Salt Lake elevations, Great Salt Lake salinity, Great Salt Lake water rights, the quantity of water in the Great Salt Lake, and the quantity of Dedicated Water delivered to or in the lake.