Rain collection is legal in Davis County under Utah Code 73-3-1.5. You may keep up to 200 gallons in two containers without registering, or up to 2,500 gallons after a free state registration.
Utah controls rainwater harvesting at the state level through Utah Code 73-3-1.5, so the rules are the same everywhere in Davis County. Without any registration you may collect precipitation in no more than two covered containers, each holding no more than 100 gallons (200 gallons total). To store more, up to a total of 2,500 gallons, you must register the collection for free with the Utah Division of Water Rights through its online portal. In every case the captured water must be put to beneficial use on the same parcel where it was collected; you cannot pipe it off-site or share it with a neighbor's lot.
Collecting above the limits without the required registration violates state water-rights law; register (free) with the Division of Water Rights to stay compliant.
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