§ 48-2986 – Award of contract; bond; letting of work without advertising for bids
48-2986. Award of contract; bond; letting of work without advertising for bids A. At the time and place specified in the advertisement the board shall meet and consider the bids and shall within a reasonable time thereafter accept or reject all or any portion of any bid, or may reject all bids, and shall return […]
§ 48-2987 – Supervisory powers of director of water resources over district projects
48-2987. Supervisory powers of director of water resources over district projects A. All engineering determinations and supervision provided for and directed by any law relating to irrigation districts shall be made under the direction of the director of water resources, and when so made shall be binding upon the state land department and the state […]
§ 48-2988 – Entry upon lands for district purposes
48-2988. Entry upon lands for district purposes The directors, officers, agents and employees of the district may enter upon any land in the district for any district purpose to make surveys and locate sites for construction of a reservoir, canal or canals, and necessary laterals or create, extend or maintain the irrigation or drainage system […]
§ 48-2989 – Construction of works across public or private property
48-2989. Construction of works across public or private property The board of directors may construct district works across any stream of water, water-course, street, avenue, highway, railway, canal, ditch, flume or private property which the route of the canal or canals, ditches, conduits or other irrigation or drainage works or appurtenances intersect or cross. If […]
§ 48-2990 – Pro rata distribution of water subject to priorities; payment of water tax
48-2990. Pro rata distribution of water subject to priorities; payment of water tax A. Subject to the law of priority, all water of the district available for distribution shall be apportioned to the lands thereof pro rata but when water costs are, under the practice of the district, defrayed by a water tax, the board […]
§ 48-2991 – Distribution of water when supply insufficient
48-2991. Distribution of water when supply insufficient If the water available in a district is insufficient at any time to supply all lands of the district susceptible of irrigation therefrom and otherwise entitled to water, the board of directors shall provide for the distribution of all available water upon certain or alternate days to different […]
§ 48-2992 – Construction and maintenance of levees to control overflow
48-2992. Construction and maintenance of levees to control overflow Irrigation districts organized under this chapter may construct, maintain and keep in repair levees for the protection of lands included therein from overflow. The provisions of this chapter relating to construction, maintenance and repair of irrigation works, issuance of bonds and levying of assessments therefor shall […]
§ 48-2993 – Power of district to hold and use property; tax exemption of property
48-2993. Power of district to hold and use property; tax exemption of property A. The title to all property acquired by the district under this chapter shall immediately vest in the district in its name, and shall be held by the district for the uses and purposes set forth in this chapter. B. The district […]
§ 48-2978 – General powers of board of directors
48-2978. General powers of board of directors In order to accomplish the purposes of the district the board may: 1. Purchase or acquire water rights. 2. Acquire or lease real estate and personal property when necessary. 3. Acquire and hold stock in irrigation ditch and reservoir companies. 4. Lease, sell and otherwise dispose of real […]
§ 48-2994 – Conveyance or transfer to United States of irrigable lands within district included within federal reclamation project; election; terms of transfer
48-2994. Conveyance or transfer to United States of irrigable lands within district included within federal reclamation project; election; terms of transfer A. When irrigable lands within an irrigation district have been included within any federal reclamation project, or subdivision thereof, authorized for construction under the federal reclamation laws, and the appropriate authority of the United […]