Section 41-3-934 – Time Limits to Complete Construction; Extensions; Cancellation Generally.
41-3-934. Time limits to complete construction; extensions; cancellation generally. If the permit is granted, the applicant shall complete the construction and apply the water to beneficial use before the date specified in the conditions of approval, which shall not be more than three (3) years after the date of approval. The state engineer may extend […]
Section 41-3-935 – Adjudication Procedure.
41-3-935. Adjudication procedure. (a) Any person constructing any well under a permit shall, within thirty (30) days after the completion or abandonment of such work, report to the state engineer the data required relating to such well, on forms furnished by the state engineer. A well shall be considered complete when it is possible to […]
Section 41-3-936 – Priority of Appropriation.
41-3-936. Priority of appropriation. The priority of appropriation of underground water obtained prior to April 1, 1947, shall date from time of completion of the well. The priority of appropriation of underground water obtained subsequent to April 1, 1947, and prior to March 1, 1958, shall date from the filing of registration in the state […]
Section 41-3-937 – Cancellation or Suspension of Permits or Certificates.
41-3-937. Cancellation or suspension of permits or certificates. Whenever, after notice to and opportunity to be heard, the state engineer finds that the holder of any permit is willfully violating or has willfully violated any provision of such permit or any provision of this act or of any order issued pursuant to this act, the […]
Section 41-3-938 – Penalty.
41-3-938. Penalty. Any person who drills, digs or constructs any works for the securing of underground water without having obtained a permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished under W.S. 41-3-616.
Section 41-3-918 – Appeals.
41-3-918. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by an order of the board or of the state engineer concerning underground water, or by their or his failure to act, may appeal in the manner provided by W.S. 41-4-517, and the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
Section 41-3-919 – Prohibited Acts; Penalty for Violation.
41-3-919. Prohibited acts; penalty for violation. Any person who withdraws underground water or who fails to stop or reduce the flow of underground water in violation of any order of the state engineer made pursuant to this act, or any person who does not have a permit, certificate or vested right to appropriate underground water […]
Section 41-3-930 – Application; Who Required to File; Filing; Contents; Use of Water From Existing Well; Statement of Claim.
41-3-930. Application; who required to file; filing; contents; use of water from existing well; statement of claim. (a) Any person who intends to acquire the right to beneficial use of any underground water in the state of Wyoming, shall, before commencing construction of any well or other means of obtaining underground water or performing any […]
Section 41-3-931 – Application; When Granted Generally; Denial Subject to Review; Defects and Corrections Generally; Cancellation.
41-3-931. Application; when granted generally; denial subject to review; defects and corrections generally; cancellation. An application for a permit for a well in any areas not designated as a critical area shall be granted as a matter of course, if the proposed use is beneficial and, if the state engineer finds that the proposed means […]
Section 41-3-932 – Public Notice of Application or Petition; Hearing Before State Engineer and Control Area Advisory Board; Cost.
41-3-932. Public notice of application or petition; hearing before state engineer and control area advisory board; cost. (a) Upon the filing of a petition to amend an existing water right or an application to appropriate underground water for any use other than domestic, stockwatering or miscellaneous purposes where the quantity of water to be appropriated […]