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2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 41 - WATER
CHAPTER 3 - WATER RIGHTS; ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL
ARTICLE 1 - GENERALLY- 41-3-101. Nature of water rights and beneficial use.
- 41-3-102. Preferred uses; defined; order of preference.
- 41-3-103. Preferred uses; procedure for change of use.
- 41-3-104. Procedure to change use or place of use.
- 41-3-105. Repealed by Laws 1983, ch. 167, 2.
- 41-3-106. Procedure to exchange water; delivery of water under exchanges; approval of state engineer; enforcement of exchanges.
- 41-3-107. Submerged lands; petition for change of water rights; conditions; hearing; fees.
- 41-3-108. Lands taken out of agricultural production or lands taken by eminent domain; retention of priority.
- 41-3-109. Construction of W.S. 41-3-107.
- 41-3-110. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; application; restrictions; fee.
- 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.
- 41-3-112. Right to acquire temporary water rights for highway or railroad roadbed construction or repair; wrongfully causing diversion to be shut down.
- 41-3-113. Supplemental supply water rights.
- 41-3-114. Petition to change point of diversion or means of conveyance.
- 41-3-115. Applications for use of water outside the state.
- 41-3-201. Definition.
- 41-3-202. Right to acquire.
- 41-3-203. Transportation in interstate channels.
- 41-3-204. Duty to supervise delivery; expense.
- 41-3-205. Rights of owner; priority of claims; subject to appropriation and diversion.
- 41-3-206. Rights of owner; recording of claim.
- 41-3-207. Rights of owner; right to divert and use.
- 41-3-208. Diverting from owner prohibited.
- 41-3-209. Change of point of diversion; power to petition generally.
- 41-3-210. Change of point of diversion; contents of petition.
- 41-3-211. Change of point of diversion; endorsement and recording of petition.
- 41-3-212. Change of point of diversion; hearing.
- 41-3-213. Change of point of diversion; rights of applicant upon approval; certificate of appropriation.
- 41-3-214. Change of point of diversion; fees and costs.
- 41-3-215. Change of point of diversion; appeal from adverse decision.
- 41-3-301. Application for reservoir construction permit; contents; procedure.
- 41-3-302. Application for construction permit; conditions; secondary permit; certificate of appropriation.
- 41-3-303. Use of stored water.
- 41-3-304. Use of bed of stream.
- 41-3-305. Direct flow storage.
- 41-3-306. Instream stock use.
- 41-3-307. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; definitions.
- 41-3-308. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; plans and specifications; duties of state engineer.
- 41-3-309. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; inspections performed and reports submitted to state engineer by professional engineer.
- 41-3-310. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; inspections by state engineer or assistant engineer; cost.
- 41-3-311. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; periodic inspections.
- 41-3-312. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; inspections at other than regular times; cost; unsafe structures.
- 41-3-313. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; outlets; maintenance; draining by breaching.
- 41-3-314. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; emergency repairs or breaching.
- 41-3-315. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; enforcement of provisions.
- 41-3-316. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; actions brought against state, state engineer or employees prohibited.
- 41-3-317. Alterations or repairs of dams or diversion systems; liability of owners.
- 41-3-318. Penalties, cancellation of permit, for failure to comply with W.S. 41-3-308 through 41-3-314.
- 41-3-319. Owners of ditches and reservoirs; general rights.
- 41-3-320. Owners of ditches and reservoirs; sale or lease of impounded water.
- 41-3-321. Owners of ditches and reservoirs; priority of right to store or impound.
- 41-3-322. Owner's report of persons entitled to use water; superintendent's report of use of water.
- 41-3-323. Deeds for water rights; attaching of rights to land; sale, lease, transfer or use.
- 41-3-324. Deeds and leases for water rights; execution and recording.
- 41-3-325. Excess stored water to be furnished applicants; preferences; rates.
- 41-3-326. Applicability of ownership provisions.
- 41-3-327. Carey Act lands.
- 41-3-328. Witnesses' fees and mileage.
- 41-3-329. Change in point of diversion.
- 41-3-401. Failure to use water; extension of time; initiation by benefitted or injured user; hearing; appeal.
- 41-3-402. Initiation by state engineer; hearing; appeal.
- 41-3-501. Water divisions defined.
- 41-3-502. Superintendents; appointment; removal; number; qualifications; examination.
- 41-3-503. Superintendents; duties generally.
- 41-3-504. Superintendents; powers generally.
- 41-3-505. Superintendents; compensation and traveling expenses; full time devoted to duties.
- 41-3-506. Superintendents; appeal from order or regulations.
- 41-3-601. Division of state into districts.
- 41-3-602. Commissioners; appointment; term; removal; filling of vacancies; hydrographers.
- 41-3-603. Commissioners; general powers and duties; appeals from decisions.
- 41-3-604. Commissioners; additional powers and duties; defense by county attorney.
- 41-3-605. Commissioners; power to arrest; procedure following arrests.
- 41-3-606. Commissioners; performance of duties; requests for regulation.
- 41-3-607. Commissioners; salaries and expenses.
- 41-3-608. Commissioners; reports.
- 41-3-609. Commissioners; disqualification for personal interest or prejudice.
- 41-3-610. Commissioners; authority and duties of substitute.
- 41-3-611. Commissioners; assistants.
- 41-3-612. Rotation among water users; approval of commissioner.
- 41-3-613. Headgates, flumes or measuring devices; owners to construct and maintain; failure to comply.
- 41-3-614. Well, headgate or waterbox; prohibited acts; penalty for violation.
- 41-3-615. Approval of diversion dam plans.
- 41-3-616. Penalties for violation of water laws.
- 41-3-701. Purpose.
- 41-3-702. Short title; definitions.
- 41-3-703. Effect of improper notice of judicial proceeding.
- 41-3-704. Hearings on validity of districts.
- 41-3-705. Liberal construction.
- 41-3-720. Power of district court.
- 41-3-721. Petition for creation; conditions affecting inclusion of city or city and county.
- 41-3-722. Bond for expenses of proceedings.
- 41-3-723. Hearing procedure generally.
- 41-3-724. Protesting creation.
- 41-3-725. Filing of decree and copies of findings.
- 41-3-726. Procedure for organizing subdistricts.
- 41-3-740. Appointment and qualifications; number; term; election of successors; vacancies; bond.
- 41-3-741. Oath; election of officers; seal; records; compensation and expenses.
- 41-3-742. Powers generally.
- 41-3-743. Duties of secretary and chief engineer; other employees.
- 41-3-744. Quorum.
- 41-3-745. Acquisition of rights-of-way.
- 41-3-746. Contracts for use of water; power of board to sell or lease water; securing of payments generally.
- 41-3-747. Contracts for use of water; means of owners meeting annual installment payments.
- 41-3-748. Surplus funds.
- 41-3-749. Use and distribution of water generally.
- 41-3-750. Allotment of water to landowner under disability.
- 41-3-751. District boundary changes.
- 41-3-752. Petition for exclusion of lands.
- 41-3-753. Bonds; authority of board to issue; purpose; terms; execution; tax exemptions.
- 41-3-754. Bonds; election prior to issuance generally.
- 41-3-755. Bonds; election prior to issuance; publication of resolution.
- 41-3-756. Bonds; election prior to issuance; conduct of election; canvassing of returns; declaration of results.
- 41-3-757. Bonds; election prior to issuance; approval.
- 41-3-758. Judicial examination and determination of board's powers.
- 41-3-770. Methods of levying and collecting; classifications generally.
- 41-3-771. Methods of levying and collecting; class A.
- 41-3-772. Methods of levying and collecting; class B.
- 41-3-773. Methods of levying and collecting; class C.
- 41-3-774. Method of levying and collecting; class D.
- 41-3-775. Considerations affecting annual levies and assessments; deficiencies; additional assessments.
- 41-3-776. Objections to assessments.
- 41-3-777. Duties of city and county taxing officials.
- 41-3-778. Exemptions.
- 41-3-779. Nonpayment.
- 41-3-801. Petition for establishment; notice of election; qualifications of voters; conduct of election.
- 41-3-802. Election of board of directors; number; term; quorum; bond; powers and duties generally; election of officers.
- 41-3-803. Special tax authorized; power of board to enter into cooperative agreements; authority to make rules and hire employees.
- 41-3-901. Definitions.
- 41-3-902. Spring waters; perfection of right to use; limitation.
- 41-3-903. By-product water; definition.
- 41-3-904. By-product water; appropriation; conditions and limitation.
- 41-3-905. Application; generally; registration of vested rights; permit to construct well; registration of formerly exempted wells.
- 41-3-906. Application; rights subject to preferences; rights of municipal corporations.
- 41-3-907. Application; preferred right of appropriations for stock or domestic use.
- 41-3-908. Division advisory committee; appointment; removal; duties; expense allowances.
- 41-3-909. State engineer; powers generally.
- 41-3-910. State engineer; power to determine area and boundaries of districts.
- 41-3-911. Authority to order interfering appropriator to cease withdrawals of water; hearing complaints by appropriators.
- 41-3-912. Control areas; board member districts; designation; redesignation; duty of state engineer; hearings.
- 41-3-913. Control areas; election of control area advisory board; mileage and expense allowances.
- 41-3-914. Adjudication of waters within control area.
- 41-3-915. Control areas; hearing to determine adequacy of water for all appropriators; corrective controls generally; agreements in lieu of controls.
- 41-3-916. Priority of rights when 1 source of supply.
- 41-3-917. Change of location of well without loss of priority; appeal from action of state board of control or state engineer.
- 41-3-918. Appeals.
- 41-3-919. Prohibited acts; penalty for violation.
- 41-3-930. Application; who required to file; filing; contents; use of water from existing well; statement of claim.
- 41-3-931. Application; when granted generally; denial subject to review; defects and corrections generally; cancellation.
- 41-3-932. Public notice of application or petition; hearing before state engineer and control area advisory board; cost.
- 41-3-933. Express conditions limiting rights of appropriator; additional conditions.
- 41-3-934. Time limits to complete construction; extensions; cancellation generally.
- 41-3-935. Adjudication procedure.
- 41-3-936. Priority of appropriation.
- 41-3-937. Cancellation or suspension of permits or certificates.
- 41-3-938. Penalty.
- 41-3-1001. Waters stored for instream flows a beneficial use of water; natural stream flows allowed for instream flows.
- 41-3-1002. Instream flows to be by stream segment; waters for instream flows may be sold, transferred or otherwise conveyed under certain restrictions; ownership restricted.
- 41-3-1003. Game and fish commission; construction of measuring devices; recommendations; permits; fees and costs.
- 41-3-1004. Water development commission to determine storage feasibility; report to the game and fish commission and the legislature.
- 41-3-1005. Approval of storage project.
- 41-3-1006. Appropriation of unappropriated waters for direct instream flows.
- 41-3-1007. Acquisition of existing rights for instream flow purposes.
- 41-3-1008. Regulation of streams.
- 41-3-1009. Statement regarding condemnation and impairment of existing water rights.
- 41-3-1010. Litigation costs.
- 41-3-1011. Abandonment.
- 41-3-1012. Ingress and egress.
- 41-3-1013. Condemnation for municipal water purposes.
- 41-3-1014. Interstate compact and United States supreme court decree.
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