Acquisition of a new appropriation right to use water other than domestic; approval.

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82a-705. Acquisition of a new appropriation right to use water other than domestic; approval.
No person shall have the power or authority to acquire a new appropriation right to the use of water for other than domestic use without first obtaining the approval of the chief engineer, and no water rights of any kind may be acquired hereafter solely by adverse use, adverse possession, or by estoppel.

History: L. 1945, ch. 390, § 5; L. 1957, ch. 539, § 7; L. 2009, ch. 65, § 2; July 1.


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