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<br />r..~<3~< <br />u l1 ~ i. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />ground water users in the same administrative area; and provision that <br />In a proceeding to determine water rights In a specified area, all <br />affected appropriators of surface and ground water may be made parties. <br /> <br />Artl f I ci ally stored q~.!!EL water <br /> <br />A few statute. 1eal expressly with this subject. <br /> <br />Thus In California, stream water may be appropriated for spreading <br />over lands and later recovery from the ground for beneficial use. <br /> <br />Texas ground water conservation districts are authorized to acquire <br />lands. construct ~rks, and Install equipment necessary to recharge ground <br />water reservoirs. <br /> <br />The Washington statute contains procedure by which one may substan- <br />tiate his claim to water stored in the ground by artificial means, either <br />intentionally or incidentally to Irrigation, which otherwise ~uld be <br />dissipated by natural waste. <br /> <br />III. Ground Water Administrators <br /> <br />t. <br />~ .' <br /> <br />State level <br /> <br />State administration of ground water control functions Is centered <br />wholly or chiefly In the official who performs comparable duties with <br />respect to surface streams. In most cases this Is the State Engineer -- <br />the traditional chief in the surface water field -- or a comparable <br />official, department, board, or commission. Colorado has a Ground Water <br />Commission which directs the State Engineer In ground water matters, and <br />Is assisted In certain respects by the State Water Conservation Board. <br />Texas has a State Board of Water Engineers of 3 members. In Wyoming, <br />certain functions are vested In the State Engineer and others in the Board <br />of Control of which he is president. <br /> <br />The acts and orders of State ground water administrators ere subject <br />to judicial review at the Instance of parties aggrieved thereby. <br /> <br />Local administrators <br /> <br />Most of the western ground water statutes provide for officials who <br />work under the dIrectIon of the chief State adminIstrator, either at large <br />or in local areas. Usually they are appointed by the chief; In a few <br />States, they are elected locally. <br /> <br />Another method of local administration Is through district boards. <br />In some States, such as Texas, the district Is an autonomous entity with <br />regulatory powers. In others, it acts chiefly In an advisory capacity. <br /> <br />, . <br /> <br />- 3 - <br />