Stay Out of Hot Water: Understanding Utah Water Rights

12 May

Stay Out of Hot Water: Understanding Utah Water Rights 5/12/2026 (3 CORE- Jeffry Gittins)

Stay Out of Hot Water: Understanding Utah Water Rights 5/12/2026 (3 CORE- Jeffry Gittins)

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM)
3 Education Credits
Salt Lake Board of Realtors- Education Center, Sandy, Utah

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This course is certified for 3 CORE CE Hours. To receive credit, you cannot miss more than 18 minutes.

This three credit (CORE) class will assist realtors in becoming more familiar with water rights and Utah water law. The course provides an introduction to Utah water law and water rights, including principal concepts of Utah water law, components of a water right, and the application process with the Utah Division of Water Rights. The course also focuses on how water rights and water shares are conveyed, including conveyance by deed, conveyance by appurtenance, title updates with the Utah Division of Water Rights, water right deed addendums, and water right title insurance.

Salt Lake Board of Realtors- Education Center
Salt Lake Board of Realtors- Education Center
230 W. Towne Ridge Parkway Ste.100
Sandy, UT 84070

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Jeffry Gittins
Jeffry R. Gittins is a partner at the law firm of Smith Hartvigsen, where he specializes in water law. He assists governmental entities, corporations, and private individuals in all aspects of water law, including water rights transactions, water rights analysis, and water rights litigation. Jeff graduated from Utah State University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness and Business. He received his J.D. from Brigham Young University Law School.

This course is certified for 3 CORE CE Hours. To receive credit, you cannot miss more than 18 minutes.

EDUCATION POLICY: The Salt Lake Board is a CE provider and must comply with strict regulations set forth and enforced by the Utah Division of Real Estate. Per Division rules, all licensees must be in attendance for at least 90% of a course (54 minutes out of 60). To receive CE Credit you may miss the following amount of time: 6 minutes of a 1-hour course, 12 minutes of a 2-hour course and 18 minutes of a 3-hour+ course. These time limits apply even in the event of heavy traffic, severe weather conditions and the like. We monitor attendance from check-in, through all class breaks, and up until check out. Licensees who miss more than 10% of any CE course OR who fail to check in and/or check out will not be eligible to receive CE credit. Course Cancellation requires 24 hours/1 full business day notice. Designation Courses require 48 hours/2 business days' notice. Class cancellations received after these deadlines will not be eligible for refunds or credits. Courses that do not exceed the cost of $25.00 will not be eligible for refunds. If a course cannot be attended and the Board is notified within the sufficient amount of time, the cost of the course may be used as credit towards another course offered at the Board. Courses that exceed $25.00 may be issued refunds, if cancellation is given within the sufficient time period. We regret to inform licensees who are not eligible for CE credit that they will not receive a refund nor will they be able to transfer their payment to another class because of the contract we have set up with our instructors.

DISCLAIMER: The opinions and viewpoints expressed by the faculty presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the Salt Lake Board of Realtors®. All materials provided by faculty presenters were prepared and/or assembled by the faculty presenters who are solely responsible for their correctness and appropriateness.