Section 41-3-916 – Priority of Rights When 1 Source of Supply.
41-3-916. Priority of rights when 1 source of supply. Where underground waters in different aquifers are so interconnected as to constitute in fact one source of supply, or where underground waters and the waters of surface streams are so interconnected as to constitute in fact one source of supply, priorities of rights to the use […]
Section 41-3-906 – Application; Rights Subject to Preferences; Rights of Municipal Corporations.
41-3-906. Application; rights subject to preferences; rights of municipal corporations. Rights to underground water shall be subject to the same preferences as provided by law for surface waters, and rights not preferred may be condemned and changed to a preferred use in the manner provided by law for surface waters. Nothing herein contained shall be […]
Section 41-3-907 – Application; Preferred Right of Appropriations for Stock or Domestic Use.
41-3-907. Application; preferred right of appropriations for stock or domestic use. Appropriations of underground water for stock or domestic use, the latter being defined as household use and the watering of lawns and gardens for noncommercial family use where the area to be irrigated does not exceed one (1) acre, where the yield or flow […]
Section 41-3-908 – Division Advisory Committee; Appointment; Removal; Duties; Expense Allowances.
41-3-908. Division advisory committee; appointment; removal; duties; expense allowances. (a) In each of the water divisions of the state, as defined in W.S. 41-3-501, there shall be established a division advisory committee on underground water. Each committee shall consist of three (3) persons, appointed by the governor, who shall in making such appointments, select persons […]
Section 41-3-909 – State Engineer; Powers Generally.
41-3-909. State engineer; powers generally. (a) In the administration and enforcement of this act and in the effectuation of the policy of the state to conserve its underground water resources, the state engineer is authorized and empowered on advice and consent of the board of control: (i) To prescribe such rules and regulations as may […]
Section 41-3-910 – State Engineer; Power to Determine Area and Boundaries of Districts.
41-3-910. State engineer; power to determine area and boundaries of districts. The state engineer is authorized and directed to determine the area and boundaries of districts overlying the various aquifers yielding underground waters in this state and to assign to each district a distinctive name or number. He may establish subdistricts when parts of an […]
Section 41-3-911 – Authority to Order Interfering Appropriator to Cease Withdrawals of Water; Hearing Complaints by Appropriators.
41-3-911. Authority to order interfering appropriator to cease withdrawals of water; hearing complaints by appropriators. (a) Whenever a well withdrawing water for beneficial purposes shall interfere unreasonably with an adequate well developed solely for domestic or stock uses as defined in W.S. 41-3-907, whether in a control area or not, the state engineer may, on […]
Section 41-3-903 – By-Product Water; Definition.
41-3-903. By-product water; definition. By-product water is water which has not been put to prior beneficial use, and which is a by-product of some nonwater-related economic activity and has been developed only as a result of such activity. By-product water includes, but is not limited to, water resulting from the operation of oil well separator […]
Section 41-3-904 – By-Product Water; Appropriation; Conditions and Limitation.
41-3-904. By-product water; appropriation; conditions and limitation. (a) Any person intending to appropriate by-product water for beneficial use shall file an application with the state engineer on the forms and in the manner prescribed for groundwater applications. By-product water shall be considered as being in the same class as groundwater for the purposes of administration […]
Section 41-3-905 – Application; Generally; Registration of Vested Rights; Permit to Construct Well; Registration of Formerly Exempted Wells.
41-3-905. Application; generally; registration of vested rights; permit to construct well; registration of formerly exempted wells. Nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to interfere with the right of any person to use water from any existing well where such water is economically and beneficially used for irrigation or for municipal, railway, industrial or […]