Section 41-3-506 – Superintendents; Appeal From Order or Regulations.
41-3-506. Superintendents; appeal from order or regulations. Any person, ditch company, or ditch owner, who may deem himself injured or discriminated against by any such order or regulations of such division superintendent, shall have the right to appeal from the same to the state engineer, by filing with the state engineer a copy of the […]
Section 41-3-601 – Division of State Into Districts.
41-3-601. Division of state into districts. The board of control shall divide the state into water districts, said water districts to be so constituted as to secure the best protection to the claimants for water and the most economical supervision on the part of the state; in laying out such districts each stream system of […]
Section 41-3-602 – Commissioners; Appointment; Term; Removal; Filling of Vacancies; Hydrographers.
41-3-602. Commissioners; appointment; term; removal; filling of vacancies; hydrographers. (a) The governor shall appoint a water commissioner for each water district, if needed, who shall be selected from persons recommended by the superintendent of the water division in which the water district is situated with the advice of the board of county commissioners of the […]
Section 41-3-503 – Superintendents; Duties Generally.
41-3-503. Superintendents; duties generally. Said division superintendent shall have general control over the water commissioners of the several districts within his division. He shall, under the general supervision of the state engineer, execute the laws relative to the distribution of water in accordance with the rights of priority of appropriation, and perform such other functions […]
Section 41-3-504 – Superintendents; Powers Generally.
41-3-504. Superintendents; powers generally. Said division superintendent shall have authority to order, in writing, the construction of suitable ditches to carry the return waters from any ditch or lands to the main stream or proper waste way; he shall have the authority, and it shall be his duty, to close or cause to be closed […]
Section 41-3-505 – Superintendents; Compensation and Traveling Expenses; Full Time Devoted to Duties.
41-3-505. Superintendents; compensation and traveling expenses; full time devoted to duties. Each division superintendent of a water division shall receive an annual salary as determined by the human resources division of the department of administration and information, payable in monthly installments in full compensation for all his services, and shall, in addition thereto, be paid […]
Section 41-3-402 – Initiation by State Engineer; Hearing; Appeal.
41-3-402. Initiation by state engineer; hearing; appeal. (a) When any appropriator has failed, intentionally or unintentionally, to use any portion of surface, underground or reservoir water appropriated by him, whether under an adjudicated or unadjudicated right, for a period of five (5) successive years, the state engineer may initiate forfeiture proceedings against the appropriator with […]
Section 41-3-501 – Water Divisions Defined.
41-3-501. Water divisions defined. (a) The state of Wyoming is hereby divided into four (4) water divisions, as follows: (i) Water Division No. 1 shall consist of all lands within this state, drained by the North Platte River, and the tributaries of the North Platte River and the South Platte River, Snake River, (a tributary […]
Section 41-3-502 – Superintendents; Appointment; Removal; Number; Qualifications; Examination.
41-3-502. Superintendents; appointment; removal; number; qualifications; examination. There shall be one (1) superintendent for each division, who shall be appointed by the governor and who shall be a resident of the water division for which he is appointed. The governor may remove any superintendent as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. The state engineer shall from time […]
Section 41-3-401 – Failure to Use Water; Extension of Time; Initiation by Benefitted or Injured User; Hearing; Appeal.
41-3-401. Failure to use water; extension of time; initiation by benefitted or injured user; hearing; appeal. (a) Where the holder of an appropriation of water from a surface, underground or reservoir water source fails, either intentionally or unintentionally, to use the water therefrom for the beneficial purposes for which it was appropriated, whether under an […]