It depends on the water law in Utah.
Most easterners are utterly ignorant of wester water law. There’s more kinks and tricks embedded in western states’ water law than most people can possibly realize. Things like “best use” and “seniority” can trump even the federal government.
BTW, while the Feds control much western land, they don’t control the water, especially sub-surface water. That’s controlled by the state engineers in the various states.
Yeah!
Ask Mexico what it does with the water that GUSHES down the Colorado River into THEIR country!