The estimated total withdrawal of water from wells in Utah during 1989 was about 851,000 acre-ft, which is about 30,000 acre-ft more than the estimate for 1988 and about 107,000 acre-ft more than the average annual withdrawal for 1979-88. The increase in withdrawal was predominantly for irrigation, which was about 504,000 acre-ft in 1989, an increase of 62,000 acre-ft from 1988. Withdrawal for public supply was about 230,000 acre-ft, which is 1,000 acre-ft less than the estimate for 1988. Withdrawal for industrial use was about 52,000 acre-ft, which is about 27,000 acre-ft less than the 1988 estimate. Of the 16 areas of major groundwater development referred to in this report, only five areas, Curlew Valley, Cache Valley, the East Shore area, Salt Lake Valley, and the Beryl-Enterprise area, had decreases in groundwater withdrawals in 1989. Withdrawals in 12 of the 16 areas exceeded the 1979-88 annual average for each area. The quantity of water withdrawn from wells is related too demand and availability of water from other sources, which in turn are partly related to local climatic conditions. Calendar year 1988 was the first year of generally less-than-average precipitation in Utah after six years of greater-than-average precipitation. This trend of less-than-average precipitation continued in 1989. Of the 33 weather stations throughout Utah for which average annual precipitation values and graphs of cumulative departure from average annual precipitation are included in this report, 32 stations recorded precipitation in 1989 that was less than the average annual value. The largest negative departure from average precipitation was 8.15 inches, recorded at Ogden Pioneer Power House near Ogden. Only one of the 33 weather stations, Callao, recorded greater-than-average precipitation in 1989, with a positive departure of 0.08 inches. (Lantz-PTT)