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Utah Clean Water Partnership includes citizens, organizations, and agencies who work together to maintain and restore the quality of Utah's waters.

The Utah Water Quality Task Force leads this effort. Its mission is to protect and restore Utah's surface and ground waters from the impacts of nonpoint source pollution through coordinated and holistic management of Utah's watersheds.  

The Task Force's actions and functions are informed by the following core values:
  • Water quality is best protected and maintained through locally led coordinated resource management planning and implementation;
  • All citizens of Utah have responsibilities and some level of accountability as stewards of our land and water;
  • The most effective and proven approach to protecting and improving our water is through voluntary actions; and
  • Incentives in the form of financial and technical support are critical component of effective water quality protection and watershed management.
The Utah Water Quality Task Force is co-chaired by the Utah Division of Water Quality and the Utah Department of Agriculture and Foods. Membership includes representatives from agencies and organizations with the common goal of reducing impacts to Utah's waters from nonpoint source pollution.

​The Watershed Protection Section of the UDWQ is administered by scientists who work with specific watersheds in Utah to identify possible water quality problems and to help protect and restore clean waters.  

The UDAF is specifically tasked with managing and implementing efforts that reduce nonpoint source pollution from agricultural sources.

Watershed Coordinators are located within individual watersheds. The coordinators are the "boots on the ground," assisting private landowners in project development, funding, and implementation.  
  • ​Click here for more information about each of the major subwatersheds in Utah, including contacts, past and current projects, and more.
Water Quality Task Force:
The Task Force meets quarterly to discuss water quality issues and determine how they should be addressed.    The Task Force is made up of representatives from: 
Utah Divison of Water Quality
Utah Division of Water Rights
Utah Division of Drinking Water
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food - Conservation
Utah Department of Natural Resources
​Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
Utah Farm Bureau
​Utah Association of Conservation Districts​
Utah State University Cooperative Extension 
Utah State University Water Quality Extension
Utah State University Agriculture Waste Management
Local Governments, ie: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Planning Division
U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management - Utah
U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Region  
​U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service
​U.S. Forest Service - Intermountain Region 4 
U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service - Utah
​U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Mountains and Plains Region 8
​U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Mountain Prairie Region
U.S. Geological Survey
​Utah Trout Unlimited
The Nature Conservancy - Utah
Utah School and Institute Trust Lands Administration 
Other NGOs
Other partners include:
​Moab Area Watershed Partnership
Jordan River Watershed Council
Provo River Watershed Council
Escalante River Watershed Partnership
Weber River Partnership
​Sevier River Water Users Association
Bear River Watershed Council
​East Canyon Watershed Committee
Utah Geological Survey's Wetland Program