Appropriation

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Section
1

Appropriation -- Manner of acquiring water rights.

Section
1.5

Capture and storage of precipitation.

Section
2

Application for right to use unappropriated public water -- Necessity -- Form -- Contents -- Validation of prior applications by state or United States or officer or agency thereof.

Section
3

Changes to a water right.

Section
3.5

Application for a change of point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use of water in a water company made by a shareholder.

Section
4

"Received," "filed" defined.

Section
5

Action by engineer on applications.

Section
5.5

Temporary applications to appropriate water -- Approval by engineer -- Expiration -- Proof of appropriation not required.

Section
5.6

Applications to appropriate or permanently change a small amount of water -- Proof of appropriation or change.

Section
6

Publication of notice of application -- Corrections or amendments of applications -- Withdrawal of application.

Section
7

Protests.

Section
8

Approval or rejection of application -- Requirements for approval -- Application for specified period of time -- Filing of royalty contract for removal of salt or minerals -- Request for agency action.

Section
10

Approval or rejection of application.

Section
11

Statement of financial ability of applicants.

Section
12

Time limit on construction and application to beneficial use -- Extensions -- Procedures and criteria.

Section
13

Protests -- Procedure.

Section
14

Judicial review of state engineer order.

Section
15

Dismissal of action for review of informal adjudicative proceedings.

Section
16

Proof of appropriation or permanent change -- Notice -- Manner of proof -- Statements -- Maps, profiles, and drawings -- Verification -- Waiver of filing -- Statement in lieu of proof of appropriation or change.

Section
17

Certificate of appropriation -- Evidence.

Section
18

Lapse of application -- Notice -- Reinstatement -- Priorities -- Assignment of application -- Filing and recording -- Constructive notice -- Effect of failure to record.

Section
19

Right of entry on private property -- By applicant -- Bond -- Priority.

Section
20

Right to divert appropriated waters into natural streams -- Requirements -- Storage in reservoir -- Information required by state engineer -- Lapse of application.

Section
21.1

Priorities between appropriators.

Section
23

Replacement of water.

Section
25

Well driller's license -- Enforcement.

Section
26

Violations -- Penalty.

Section
27

Requests for segregation or consolidation.

Section
28

Replacement wells -- Requirements -- State engineer's approval -- Application to drill -- Filing -- Form -- Contents -- Notice -- Fees -- Definition -- Plugging of old well.

Section
29

Relocation of natural streams -- Written permit required -- Emergency work -- Violations.

Section
30

Change application for an instream flow.

Section
31

Water right for watering livestock on public land.

Section
32

Filing protest or judicial review action not required to bring judicial interference claim.