Section 41-3-723 – Hearing Procedure Generally.
41-3-723. Hearing procedure generally. (a) Immediately after the filing of such petition, the court wherein such petition is filed or a judge thereof in vacation, shall by order fix a place and time, not less than sixty (60) days nor more than ninety (90) days after the petition is filed, for hearing thereon and thereupon […]
Section 41-3-724 – Protesting Creation.
41-3-724. Protesting creation. (a) At any time after the filing of a petition for the organization of a conservancy district, and not less than thirty (30) days prior to the time fixed by the order of court for the hearing upon said petition, and not thereafter, a petition may be filed in the office of […]
Section 41-3-702 – Short Title; Definitions.
41-3-702. Short title; definitions. (a) This act may be known and cited as “Water Conservancy Act”; the districts created hereunder may be termed “water conservancy districts”; and the bonds which may be issued hereunder may be called “water conservancy bonds”, and such designation may be engraved or printed on their face. Wherever the term “publication” […]
Section 41-3-703 – Effect of Improper Notice of Judicial Proceeding.
41-3-703. Effect of improper notice of judicial proceeding. In any and every case where a notice is provided for in this act, if the court finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction, and the proceeding in question shall not thereby be void or be abated, […]
Section 41-3-704 – Hearings on Validity of Districts.
41-3-704. Hearings on validity of districts. All cases in which there may arise a question of the validity of the organization of a water conservancy district, or a question of the validity of any proceeding under this act shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and heard at the earliest […]
Section 41-3-615 – Approval of Diversion Dam Plans.
41-3-615. Approval of diversion dam plans. Plans for any diversion dam across the channel of a running stream, above five (5) feet in height, or of any other diversion dam intended to retain water above ten (10) feet in height, shall be submitted to the state engineer for his approval, and it shall be unlawful […]
Section 41-3-616 – Penalties for Violation of Water Laws.
41-3-616. Penalties for violation of water laws. (a) Unless otherwise provided, any person violating any of the provisions of W.S. 41-3-112, 41-3-208, 41-3-301, 41-3-614, 41-3-914, 41-3-919, 41-3-938, 41-4-501, 41-4-504, 41-5-107, 41-5-108 or 41-5-110 after receipt of a written notice of violation from the state engineer’s office or the board of control is guilty of a […]
Section 41-3-701 – Purpose.
41-3-701. Purpose. (a) It is hereby declared that to provide for the conservation of the water resources of the state of Wyoming and for the greatest beneficial use of water within this state, the organization of water conservancy districts and the construction of works as herein defined by such districts are a public use and […]
Section 41-3-614 – Well, Headgate or Waterbox; Prohibited Acts; Penalty for Violation.
41-3-614. Well, headgate or waterbox; prohibited acts; penalty for violation. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully use or possess water which has been lawfully denied by the water commissioner or other competent authority or to open, close, change or interfere with any well, pump, reservoir outlet valve, dam, diversion, headgate or waterbox […]
Section 41-3-609 – Commissioners; Disqualification for Personal Interest or Prejudice.
41-3-609. Commissioners; disqualification for personal interest or prejudice. Whenever an affidavit is filed with the state engineer by a water user stating that the water commissioner of a district has a personal interest or prejudice in the use of water from a stream and that the person making the affidavit believes that because of the […]