45-171. Effect of chapter on vested water rights Nothing in this chapter shall impair vested rights to the use of water, affect relative priorities to the use of water determined by a judgment or decree of a court, or impair the right to acquire property by the exercise of the right of eminent domain when […]
45-172. Transfer of water rights; application; limitations; required consent A. A water right may be severed from the land to which it is appurtenant or from the site of its use if for other than irrigation purposes and with the consent and approval of the owner of such right may be transferred for use for […]
45-172.01. Flood damaged acres; substitution of acres; definitions A. Notwithstanding section 45-172, a person who owns acres of land that may be irrigated may permanently retire those acres from irrigation and substitute for those acres the same number of acres in the same farm unit under common ownership if the owner notifies the director that […]
45-172.02. Impediments to efficient irrigation; substitution of acres; definitions A. Notwithstanding section 45-172, a person who owns acres of land that are contiguous and that may be irrigated may permanently retire a portion of those acres from irrigation and substitute for the retired acres the same number of acres if the owner notifies the director […]
45-173. Use of natural waterway to carry water of another or for other water projects; dispute over division of waters A. Although the waters which naturally flow in the natural channel of a stream have been previously appropriated and put to beneficial use by others, the channel may be used to carry water of another […]
45-174. Using bed of stream as carrier of reservoir waters When the owner of a reservoir desires to use the bed of a stream or other watercourse for the purpose of carrying water from the reservoir to the consumer, he shall in writing notify the water superintendent of the district in which the water is […]
45-175. Chronological preference to water in times of scarcity During years when a scarcity of water exists, owners of lands shall have preference to the water for irrigation according to the dates of their appropriation or their occupation of the lands, either by themselves or their grantors. The oldest titles shall have precedence.
