Utah Admin. Code R652-21-1402 - Emergency Trigger Duties of the Division
Upon reaching the Emergency Trigger, and if the division finds the following actions will directly contribute to improved ecological conditions required for healthy brine shrimp and brine fly reproduction:
(1) the division may, in its sole discretion,
construct, operate, modify, and maintain the adaptive management berm and any
additional berms, dikes, structures, or management systems, if in a manner
consistent with Section
65A-17-202 and the public
trust;
(2) the division may enter
into agreements as necessary to provide for the construction of all or a
portion of a berm, dike, system, or structure, if the division finds such
agreements are consistent with the public trust;
(3) the division may curtail mineral
production for leases containing provisions contemplating curtailment or
similar contractual remedies;
(4)
the division may, at its sole discretion, withdraw mineral leases over:
(a) portions of Great Salt Lake;
(b) specific methods of extraction;
or
(c) specific Great Salt Lake
Elements and Minerals.
(5) the division may, at its sole discretion,
decline to issue a new permit, authorization, or agreement; and
(6) the division may require Operators to
implement extraction methods which do not deplete water or brine, mitigate to
offset Brine Depletion, or implement Emergent Technologies.
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