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<br />Water Rights and Decrees
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<br />decree or issuance of the most
<br />recent dihgt'nce decree
<br />Direct Flow Right: ;1 right that takes
<br />Its water direelly from the surface
<br />stream or tributary groundwater
<br />for application to beneficial USt'.
<br />It IS expressed In cubic feel per
<br />second of flow Cds),
<br />Exchange Decree:;,\ walercoun decree
<br />that a\lows an up~neam dl\'ener to
<br />take the .....ater Ihat would usually
<br />flow to a dO\\.'T\5lream dl\'ener. The
<br />upstream dl\'ener must prO\ide
<br />the do.....nstream di\'cnI:'T wnh a
<br />suitable replacement suppl)' of
<br />waler, in amount, timing, ;md
<br />qualit),. from some other source.
<br />Federal Rcscrwd Ri~hl: a right to
<br />prenousl)' unappropriated water
<br />expressl)' created b)' federal law
<br />Federal rescrycd nghts may also
<br />be created by Implication. mean-
<br />109 that even If such nghts were
<br />not named explicitly, Congress
<br />Implied that It was ncces:;ary 10
<br />reS(nT water rights for uSt' on
<br />federal lands such as tribal rest'n'a-
<br />tions, national parks, forests, and
<br />monuments (see Federal ReSt'r....ed
<br />Watl."r Rights, p_ 24'-
<br />(n..!ream Flllw Waltr Ri~ht: a water
<br />nght held by the state to protect
<br />or Impro\'e the water-dependent
<br />natural ennronmcm,
<br />Recrt'alional (n--channel Di\"Cr:r.ion
<br />Right: water right held by a local
<br />go\'ernmental enUty for struaures
<br />that control the 00..... of ....'ater fllr
<br />boatmg and kayaking
<br />Storage Righi: a nght 10 Impound
<br />water m pnom)' for uteI' use,
<br />exp~d m number of acre-feet
<br />of water that the teSCn'oir or swr-
<br />age \'csscl can hold
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<br />.lpphcl!lons at W"'\"W(l~urb~ta!e_eous
<br />To Inlllate a ~Urf,ILC or tnbutary
<br />gnlundwat\'f nght ,lnd \lhtam a condl-
<br />ll,ln,i! ,kern' Iht' water user mu~t
<br />I} Intend III Jl\'cn pr"\lllu~ly un,lppw,
<br />pnated ....ata.
<br />2) D,'m\ln~tra!e Ihis tntl'nt opt'nly. [{lr
<br />e:>>.impk hy C'lndUltlng held o.ur\'eys-.
<br />p(lslln~ n,)tKe at .1 dlH'r,;wn pOint, or
<br />It!mg f,'r a wdl pt'rmll applu.:.ulOn:
<br />31 rile an appl1c,Hlon wllh the
<br />rq.;Il.'n.ll watt'r court The ye:H In
<br />\\ hh.:h Ihe ,ipplll'Jtl<~n IS- fikd s-et.~
<br />th,' datl' "I pnorlly.
<br />.n l\lhh...h Ihe appllclllon thR)W;h the
<br />W.Il<'T Jt\1~1,l\l ",,,nth!y "".lIl'r rt'Suml'
<br />,Illd h} Iq;.ll n,)lIlT III ll...:al newo.pap..'rs:
<br />51 :\110"" t\\'(l m"nth~ fOf ~,th\'r parlll.''' W
<br />hI... o.Utl.'ffil'nb (,f "PfX'sltllln.
<br />b1 Lol'll'aJ,1 Dtnsllln III \\'ater
<br />Rt'..,'url'e~ l'n~lfll'nS at Ihe [(lcal
<br />Dlnsll'fl [n~lnl'l'r's- Ollin: re\'lew
<br />the ,'pphGllhm.
<br />71 Slall lwm the [l\\'lS-IOIl Engineer's
<br />{lfhee. gcnaJlly tht' h)c.ll water
<br />commls-SWth'fS. pntl)fm ht'ld 1n\'C...-
<br />llgall,m~ II' con!lrrn th,' d;,(\m~ In
<br />the ~Ippltlati')fl,
<br />S\ [l\\'IS\,)!l [n.~lflecr .,;uhmlls a wntlt'fl
<br />fl'l....'n 1\' the rl'~I<)l1<l] water C(ll1rt,
<br />1\ uh fl'n'rnmcnda!wns:
<br />en 11 th,'fl' b n,' '--'pp<"'lllnll. the .!pphl.:l'
<br />!I,lll IS l'l~\'ll'Wt'd hy ;1 water Cl'un rd-
<br />t'rt.c who then ISSUt'S- a ruhng.
<br />Wl If nIl pn'tt'stlS- hkJ. thl' rderl;'e>.
<br />n11m~ .~,"Cs- ht.'l"l'l: the water ,-,{'un
<br />JUdg" ,md hdshl' signs- 11 m the fonn
<br />llf a d"l'Tccd wata nght
<br />11 \ lItherl' l~ ,I pr"lt',>!. the (;1",' ~ll('S
<br />hdl'fl" the W.Hl'r ,-,"un Jud~(' f,lr tri.l1.
<br />unle"_, the raml'~ '-';Ill rt:.:ll-h J~ITC-
<br />men! In th.!t Inst,llll't' thl' wala '-'l'un
<br />nuy t'nter .m ,Igrcl'd-u!,<'n deat'l"
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<br />Different Types. of Decrees. and Water Rights.
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<br />Ab..olule Deuel': a Yo>ater court decree
<br />recogni::mg lhat a water nght has
<br />been perfected, or made real. by
<br />placing pre\'lously unappropriated
<br />water to a benefic tal use
<br />Augment,uinn Decree; 3 water coun
<br />decree lhat allo....-s 3 water user to
<br />dlven OUI of priont)' by replac.
<br />109 water dcplcllons tn;lde 10 the
<br />streamS)'5h.'m_
<br />Change of \\-'ater Rights Decree: a
<br />water coun decree that allows a
<br />diffe-rem use, different point of
<br />di\'ersion, or dIfferent place of
<br />use, while retammg the semor
<br />prit)flly of Ihe origmal water right.
<br />The water consumptu~n under the
<br />change IS limned to the benefICIal
<br />hislOric consumpm'e use of lhe
<br />ongmal water nghl based on a
<br />repreSc:'ntall\'e lime penod, mam-
<br />tenance of the historic return now
<br />pattern, and other condnions nec-
<br />essary to prevent e-nlargement of
<br />the water nght or inJtll')" to other
<br />water nghts
<br />Condilional Deuce: 3 ...."ater coun
<br />decree recognt'::lOg a priom)' d,lIe
<br />for a new proposed appropnation_
<br />The pnomy becomes fixed when
<br />the ....ata 15 aCLUJII)' placed 10
<br />benefictal use. The applicant for a
<br />condlliona.l decree must show that
<br />there is utUpproprialed water a\'ail-
<br />able, and must have a plan to dive-no
<br />store, orornerv..ise capture, pos.se:;s,
<br />and ctlfltrolthe water_ To conunue
<br />to hold a condlllonal decree, the
<br />polent!.11 v.-'ater user must pro\'C (0
<br />the coun that he or she is making
<br />diligem progress to'o\'3.rds pUlling
<br />the water to a beneficial use, .-\
<br />holder {,f a condillonal decree mu.".J:
<br />show dihgence every SL'( ye-ars Jfter
<br />issuance of tht' onginal rondllional
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<br />Acn~ss. for Building and
<br />Operating Water Facilities
<br />The nght lL1 It,,~~ ,mllthcr pef'il'fl's
<br />I.md I,' elll1strud, rrwmtJIn. and "perJ!e a
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