General Resources

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The site that inpsired Accountable Counties. 

All public notices are listed. Try the "Search" function and good luck! Everyone uses their own County Commissioners links. A good resource. Our goal is to make it easier.

Full URL: https://www.utah.gov/pmn/

Source:  Public Notice Website

Division of Archives and Records Service

Excellent resource for fact checks, ordinance descriptions, meeting minutes,  and more. Well-orgnanized informatino includes municipalities as well as counties. This site is independent, not an official government publicaton.

Full URL: https://utahrecord.org/

Source: The Utah Record

You just might need it. 

GRAMA requests, access to state archives, and more.

Full URL: https://secured.utah.gov/ut-archives/Forms/Page/ut-archives/orp/0

Source: Utah Open Records Portal

Quick facts and info about each Utah county. Legislative agendas and more.

Source and Full URL: https://www.utahcounties.org/

Covering public lands, water, wildlife, mining, recreation and more, the DNR is a great place to find information about many points of concern.

Full URL: https://naturalresources.utah.gov/

Source: Utah Department of Natural Resources

Without water, nothing happens. Though this is a state agency, counties rely on water right transfer approvals to be able to move forward with other agenda items. Keeping an eye on transfers and protesting appropriately can give communities more time to act.

Lots of good info here, especially on the Change Application Transfer List.

Source and Full URL: https://waterrights.utah.gov/

Though it is also housed under the Department of Natural Resources, it seemed reasonable to split out the OED, especially to stay informed about the progress of Operation Gigawatt.

Full URL: https://energy.utah.gov/homepage/about-us/operation-gigawatt/

Source: Utah Office of Energy Development

Water quality, radiation, waste management, environmental cleanup and more. Find it all here. Plus, board meetings and public notices:

Division of Drinking Water

Division of Air Quality

Division of Water Quality

Full URL: https://deq.utah.gov/

Source: Utah Division of Environmental Quality

Often referred to as SITLA (School and Institutional TRust Lands Administration), these public lands are supposed to be used for public good. Are they? Maps, uses, sale notices, and meeting information are included on the site.

Full URL: https://trustlands.utah.gov/

Source: Trust Lands Administration

Published by Utah State Auditor Tina Cannon’s office, this site tracks MIDA activities. Published in May 2026, this site is  direct result of public feedback.

 Full URL: https://transparent.utah.gov/mida/

Source: Transparent Utah

Military Installation Delopment Authority. 

Dig in. Keep an eye on this page for public webinars about projects: www.midaut.org/publicmeetinginformation

Source and Full URL: https://www.midaut.org/

The bill that's reducing public safeguards around water usage.

Full URL: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0060.html

Learn more: https://growtheflowutah.org/2026/02/04/update-on-hb-60/

This link takes you off of our page.  Controversial bill that seems to allow zoning overlays to give the state more control over projects in counties that adopt them.

Full URL: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0507.html

Learn More:

https://www.utahinvestigative.org/critics-say-utah-law-gives-unelected-developers-too-much-taxing-power/

This link takes you off of our page.  Keep an eye out for public meetings and comment opportunities.

"As Utah's economy grows, logistics demands grow, and it's become imperative that we as a state, come together to sustainably support this momentum in our supply chain." 

Source: Utah Inland Port Authority

Full URL: https://inlandportauthority.utah.gov/

This link takes you off of our page. 

"WFRC is a regional planning organization that serves 6 counties, 76 cities, and over 2 million people along Utah's Wasatch Front.

Through consensus-building and data-driven planning, we improve the region's quality of life for generations to come."

Full URL: https://wfrc.utah.gov/

Source: Wasatch Front Regional Council

This link takes you off of our page. "Empowering communities to achieve their vision in Summit, Utah, and Wasatch counties. Designated as the Association of Governments for our region, MAG strives to accomplish the best work we can for those we serve."

Source: Mountainland Association of Governments

Full URL: https://magutah.gov/

This link takes you off of our page. "The R6 Regional Council (formerly known as Six County Association of Governments) was organized to provide services — available through state and federal programs — to the citizens of Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne counties."

Source: R6 Regional Council

Full URL: https://r6.utah.gov/

This link takes you off of our page. "Bear Lake County, Idaho and Rich County, Utah, 125 miles north of Salt Lake City, are located high in the Rocky Mountains. The two counties, located in Northeastern Utah and in Southeastern Idaho border each other and share the natural resources of Bear Lake, the Bear River, and the Cache National Forest."

Source and Full URL: https://www.bearlakeregionalcommission.org/

"The Five County Association of Governments is a voluntary association of local governments from the five southwestern counties of the State of Utah. The five counties in southwestern Utah that comprise the Five County Association of Governments are Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and Washington."

Source and Full URL: https://www.fivecounty.utah.gov/

This link takes you off of our page. Check for water  supply updates.  "Central Utah Water's primary responsibility is to deliver clean, useable water to our customers by managing the vast Central Utah Project (CUP) and District network of water facilities."

Source: Central Utah Water Conservancy District

Full URL: https://cuwcd.gov/

Helpful maps including various wildlife maps, aquifers, SITLA, wetlands, and more!

Link takes you off of our page: start clicking in and discover vast amounts of information.

Full URL: 

https://www.utah.gov/local/maps.html

Source: Utah.gov

This link takes you off of our page and provides a list of current data centers, their addresses, services, and operators.

Full URL: https://www.datacenters.com/locations/united-states/utah

Source: DataCenters.com

Erin Brockovich has created an AI community resource site to help people stay informed and to share information.

Source: Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting

Full URL: https://www.brockovichdatacenter.com/

Interesting maps and info.

Source and Full URL: https://poweredbywho.com/

@sokennethwasall compiled a Google Drive folder full of documents and information related to the Stratos Project. 

Source: @sokennethwasall

Full URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u0sr0lrlK3embniqSTqSR5jXgXaeT1Ap?usp=drive_link

Thor Dorosh also recently filed a GRAMA request. Those files can be downloaded here.

Reporting on locations of all Utah Data Centers.

Full URL: https://utahjunction.com/news/politics/every-data-center-in-utah-map/

Resource about the data center boom and how to navigate. Page dedicated to Utah.

https://servercountry.org/data/states/utah/

Source and Full URL: https://servercountry.org/