The state engineer shall, from time to time, as may be necessary for the economical and satisfactory apportionment of water, divide the state in conformity with the drainage areas into water districts to be designated by names, and to comprise as far as possible one or more distinct stream systems in each district. Districts may […]
A. The state engineer shall, upon the written application of a majority of the water rights owners of any district in this state, appoint a water master for such district in the state, who may, for cause, be removed by the state engineer and shall be removed upon a petition of a majority of the […]
Any person may appeal from the acts or decisions of the water master to the state engineer, who shall promptly and at a stated time and place to be fixed by him, upon due notice to the parties, hear and determine the matter in dispute, and his decision shall be final, unless an appeal is […]
The state engineer may employ such assistants to any water master by him appointed as he may deem necessary, and each water master and each assistant so employed shall be paid a compensation to be fixed by the state engineer and also such of his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his […]
Each water master shall report to the state engineer, as often as may be deemed necessary by the engineer as to the amount of water needed to supply the requirements of his districts, the amount available, the works which are without their proper supply, the supply required during the period preceding his next regular report […]
