41-3-111. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; right of owner who cannot satisfy in full his right during time of diversion.
The owner of any permanent water right, whether prior or subsequent in priority to that temporary right acquired by any person under this act who cannot satisfy in full his right during the time said temporary user is diverting water under its temporary water right shall have the absolute right upon demand being made upon the appropriate state water commissioner to cause such diversion to be shut off until such time as said owner's water right is satisfied, or until it is proven that the shutting down of the diversion has no effect upon owner's right.