Chapter 4 - Determination of Water Rights

Chapter 4 - Determination of Water Rights

Section 1 - Action for a general adjudication of water rights -- Requirements for state engineer to file -- Adjudication area divisions.
Section 2 - Interstate streams.
Section 3 - Notice and procedure for general adjudication of water rights -- Statements of claim -- Incomplete records.
Section 4 - Summons for general adjudication of water rights -- Requirements to serve summons individually and generally -- Statement of claim requirement.
Section 5 - Requirements for statement of claim in general adjudication of water rights.
Section 9 - Failure to file a statement of claim.
Section 9.5 - List of unclaimed rights of record.
Section 10 - Amendment of pleadings -- Extensions of time.
Section 11 - Proposed determination by engineer to court -- Hydrographic survey map -- Notice -- Public meeting.
Section 12 - Judgment -- In absence of contest.
Section 13 - In case of contest -- Notice of hearing.
Section 14 - Pleadings -- Expert assistance for court.
Section 15 - Judgment after hearing.
Section 16 - Appeals.
Section 17 - Certified copy of final judgment -- Filing.
Section 18 - General determination in court's discretion -- State to be made a party.
Section 19 - Redetermination -- Bond of applicant.
Section 20 - Revolving fund -- Money expended not assessable against water users -- Transfer of unexpended money to adjudication fund -- Payment of costs of determinations -- Money expended from adjudication fund not assessable against water users -- Surplus to remain in adjudication fund.
Section 21 - Duty to update address and ownership -- Duty to follow court proceedings -- Additional notice.
Section 22 - State engineer's duty to search records for and serve summons on claimants -- Filing of affidavit -- Publication of summons -- Binding on unknown claimants.
Section 23 - Effective date of amendatory act -- Application to pending suits -- State engineer's certificate.
Section 24 - Petition for expedited hearing of objection -- Petition for limited determination.

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