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 […]
Section 41-3-109 – Construction of w.s. 41-3-107.
41-3-109. Construction of W.S. 41-3-107. The provisions of this act shall be valid notwithstanding the provisions of W.S. 41-3-101.
Section 41-3-110 – Right to Acquire Temporary Water Rights for Highway or Railroad Roadbed Construction or Repair; Application; Restrictions; Fee.
41-3-110. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; application; restrictions; fee. (a) Any person shall have the right to acquire by purchase, gift or lease the right to the use of water which may be embraced in any adjudicated or valid unadjudicated water right, or any portion thereof, […]
Section 41-3-101 – Nature of Water Rights and Beneficial Use.
41-3-101. Nature of water rights and beneficial use. A water right is a right to use the water of the state, when such use has been acquired by the beneficial application of water under the laws of the state relating thereto, and in conformity with the rules and regulations dependent thereon. Beneficial use shall be […]
Section 41-3-102 – Preferred Uses; Defined; Order of Preference.
41-3-102. Preferred uses; defined; order of preference. (a) Water rights are hereby defined as follows according to use: preferred uses shall include rights for domestic and transportation purposes, steam power plants, and industrial purposes; existing rights not preferred, may be condemned to supply water for such preferred uses in accordance with the provisions of the […]
Section 41-3-103 – Preferred Uses; Procedure for Change of Use.
41-3-103. Preferred uses; procedure for change of use. Where it can be shown to the board of control under the provisions hereof, that a preferred use is to be made, the procedure for a change of such use shall embrace a public notice, an inspection and hearing if necessary by and before the proper division […]
Section 41-2-124 – Accounts Created; Unexpended Balance.
41-2-124. Accounts created; unexpended balance. (a) The following accounts are created: (i) Water development account I into which shall be deposited revenues pursuant to law; (ii) Water development account II into which shall be deposited revenues pursuant to law; (iii) Water development account III into which shall be deposited revenues pursuant to law. (b) Any […]