Section 41-3-115 – Applications for Use of Water Outside the State.
41-3-115. Applications for use of water outside the state. (a) The legislature finds, recognizes and declares that the transfer of water outside the boundaries of the state may have a significant impact on the water and other resources of the state. Further, this impact may differ substantially from that caused by uses of the water […]
Section 41-3-116 – Permit for Watering Livestock on Federal Land.
41-3-116. Permit for watering livestock on federal land. (a) As used in this section: (i) “Allotment” means a designated area of federal land available for livestock grazing; (ii) “Animal unit month” or “AUM” means the amount of forage needed to sustain one (1) cow and her calf, one (1) horse or five (5) sheep or […]
Section 41-3-111 – Right to Acquire Temporary Water Rights for Highway or Railroad Roadbed Construction or Repair; Right of Owner Who Cannot Satisfy in Full His Right During Time of Diversion.
41-3-111. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; right of owner who cannot satisfy in full his right during time of diversion. The owner of any permanent water right, whether prior or subsequent in priority to that temporary right acquired by any person under this act who cannot […]
Section 41-3-112 – Right to Acquire Temporary Water Rights for Highway or Railroad Roadbed Construction or Repair; Wrongfully Causing Diversion to Be Shut Down.
41-3-112. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; wrongfully causing diversion to be shut down. It shall be unlawful for any person to wrongfully cause a diversion made under a temporary water right required under and by virtue of this act to be shut down. Any violation of […]
Section 41-3-113 – Supplemental Supply Water Rights.
41-3-113. Supplemental supply water rights. A supplemental supply water right is defined as a permit or certificate of appropriation for the diversion, from a stream, of water from a new source of supply for application to lands for which an appropriation of water from a primary source already exists. Such supplemental supply permits or certificates […]
Section 41-3-114 – Petition to Change Point of Diversion or Means of Conveyance.
41-3-114. Petition to change point of diversion or means of conveyance. (a) Any person entitled to the beneficial use of water, whether under a permit issued by the state engineer or a certificate of appropriation issued by the board of control pursuant to W.S. 41-4-511, who desires to change the point of diversion or means […]
Section 41-3-104 – Procedure to Change Use or Place of Use.
41-3-104. Procedure to change use or place of use. (a) When an owner of a water right wishes to change a water right from its present use to another use, or from the place of use under the existing right to a new place of use, he shall file a petition requesting permission to make […]
Section 41-3-106 – Procedure to Exchange Water; Delivery of Water Under Exchanges; Approval of State Engineer; Enforcement of Exchanges.
41-3-106. Procedure to exchange water; delivery of water under exchanges; approval of state engineer; enforcement of exchanges. (a) Any appropriator owning a valid water right in and to the use of the ground, surface or reservoir waters of the state, where the source of the appropriation is at times insufficient to fully satisfy such appropriation, […]
Section 41-3-107 – Submerged Lands; Petition for Change of Water Rights; Conditions; Hearing; Fees.
41-3-107. Submerged lands; petition for change of water rights; conditions; hearing; fees. (a) The state board of control may, upon the written petition of the owners of an adjudicated water right, or water rights appurtenant to lands submerged by the construction of reservoirs in the state of Wyoming, issue amended certificates of appropriation of water […]
Section 41-3-108 – Lands Taken Out of Agricultural Production or Lands Taken by Eminent Domain; Retention of Priority.
41-3-108. Lands taken out of agricultural production or lands taken by eminent domain; retention of priority. (a) Where lands are taken out of agricultural production as the necessary result of acquisitions for railroad roadbed construction, highway construction, mining or petroleum extraction operations or industrial site acquisitions or lands taken by proceedings in eminent domain or […]