Utah Supreme Court Allows Public Waters Access Act to Stand

The Venturing Angler · May 19, 2023

From the Utah Stream Access Coalition:

Salt Lake City, Utah –

Today’s decision by the Utah Supreme Court ends a thirteen-year effort by the Utah Stream Access Coalition (the “Coalition”) to overturn the Public Waters Access Act of 2010 (the “PWAA”) and restore public access to Utah’s non-navigable rivers and streams. The Court ruled that the public’s access to these waterways, which the PWAA took away, is not rooted in or protected by the Utah State Constitution. Accordingly, the PWAA will stand.

While the Coalition is disappointed in the decision, it remains steadfast and measured in its…