<br />Glossary
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<br />Dilint'/ICt" Rca~mahle prl'I-:Tl'~:; I..ward..
<br />makm!!. a WndltLL1nal WJIL'T nghl ahso-
<br />lute by pUlling unappwpnJtl'd water
<br />III J benchclJl us.: \Ius! be rrLm:d In
<br />a water COUrt pnxl>edtng Ihrllu~h .m
<br />apphGl!lOIl tnlllJled l'YCTY ~l:'-~l'JrS
<br />afta entr)' I'f Ihi" condll11111J.l Jecn::c
<br />or mO:>l f,'Cent dlhgcnu:: lh:an' :\ll<.
<br />dcm,m~tratmg thh~em:(' m,:]uJe cngl'
<br />necnn~. pcrmlllln~. hn:mung. .md
<br />construcllllO (If WJI\'f faL"llmes 1l",'dl'U
<br />III (llmplcll' \\Jtl'r dl\"l'rSlllll and 1,1<']1\-'
<br />cry II' the pLll"C l.t U~.
<br />
<br />Di\n~i(lIl or Diwl"l Rcm\wmg w;tln
<br />from Its n,nuT,ll nlur.:..c IlT ]exJtll'll. or
<br />controlling \\a1l"[ In ltS natural Lllur,;.c
<br />Of l.xatlllll. by mean~ 1,1.1 wala Slru..:
<br />ture such ,1.. a dm"h. P1P..:lmc. pump
<br />reservoir. lH well rhe Loll)fJdo \\':Her
<br />C,mSl,T'..lllllO lk'.Hd may :lppropriJIC
<br />mstream nl'W" v.llh"UI dl\'erShlll, .md
<br />Ie\c;ll ~OVl'mmelll,11 .l~l'n\.l,.S may make
<br />rl."cr,'alwnal In.t.:h.mnd dl\...rsl,\n,>.
<br />und...r speoh..d st.l!Ulory pr(xcdures
<br />
<br />I-Illi/c Call Dt'!emlln,llil)Jl mau... hy thl'
<br />:)t.ll... ,)r Dt\'ISllln EI1);meer ll' hh ,1 ShUI
<br />down l'rder d ce,,~U\lln "I lhwr<'lllll"
<br />by jUm,'r lkcf(.,'d w,lIt'r ri~hlS \\111 nOI
<br />resuh m n1.lkln~ \\ .un J\'.liLlhk 101h,'
<br /><,("1ll,'T ea!hn~ n~hl
<br />
<br />Injtlly Th... .Kll'lIl 01 :m.nher th;ll (.m....'s
<br />,Ir may \.';lU~: lhe h.,ldeTs "I ,kan.J
<br />v..l\l'r n~hb 1,1 sufkr I.,ss l\l woller ,1I11w
<br />time, pb(e, .lnd .lnl.,untlhey wllulu be
<br />t.ntnled 1,1 u....... undn lhen w.lIer nl:hl..
<br />If the ,1(II.'n h;ld nl'l .x'curr...d In)ury
<br />I:' ,I sl~mh(;ll1I Issue In ,my wal...r (,lUn
<br />prlKccdm:;! ,md III dctl'nmnalll'll,> "I
<br />Ih... :)1:11,' Jnd Dl\lSI"l1 Engll1,'crs
<br />
<br />hllrrruplilllc. \\ilfn LI'lIsill~ .....uthlln=.ul.lIl
<br />h\" 2lX13 "t.\lUt,' t(l ,11I"w faonas l<l
<br />k.l~ water t" (!tl,'", dunl1~ dn)u~hl
<br />
<br />eml'rg:,'l1,.tc..
<br />
<br />'\'onf,ihuICJI) (,ltlljnd"Clln Gr."lUnd\\.ll,'r
<br />\"lutslde "i Ihl." bound.me,> "f Jny lk,,-
<br />I~natl'd .<;T\'\'lndw;\h'r b<bIl1, lhl' wnh-
<br />
<br />drawal 01 whh:h \\111 not wnhll1 (lnc
<br />hundred \"ears. depk!1." the !low 01 a
<br />n,lIural ..lrl'am .It .Ill annual ratc ~r...;n..r
<br />th:m l'lle-tenth (11 ,'nc pcru..m "I the
<br />.mnu,11 r.lle "I \\'llhdrJwal
<br />
<br />.\'01 SOlllliblllll,.... GtllWIlI"a11'1 [)l.'n\'er
<br />B.l'>1l1 ~r"undw.lla, the wlthdrJ\\,ll,,{
<br />whll'h \\111 del'ktt,the fiow .,f ,ltl.ltural
<br />~tre.lm.1l .m annu;\l rJtl' "I gTcata than
<br />one-!,.mh 01 ,llle Ix'r,'en! .,1 Lhe Jnnwl
<br />r.It'.l,f wlthdr;\\\;il
<br />
<br />Priori',' The rankllll!. "I ;I wain TIght ns-
<br />J-\lS al1l'lhn w,ltl.r n~hts drJwlll~ on
<br />the "trt'am system Pnomy IS dctcr-
<br />mined by the year III wnKh th,' appll'
<br />(.lllllll !.'r the w,ltcr nght W;lS filed
<br />The .:i,Hc th.. appr\\pnalloll \\;1S mlll-
<br />aled dctermm,'" thl' rdatlw pn,'nt}
<br />1)1 w,ltfr n~hlS 1M whllh ,lpphrallllll"
<br />wrrl" tJl,.d In Ihe ",lITlC \'CM Pn\\nt~
<br />b the 111\lSt \'aluabl.- ,b!X'l'I"t J \\,It,'r
<br />rl~hl bC\.:Ju"c pn,'rltle" dctermll1e Whl'
<br />may dtH"n Jnd u..... \\;Il,'r 111 !llll" "I
<br />~h,m wala supph
<br />
<br />I'llhli( hU~l Dt'drillf :\ ckll'tnne ut "t:u,.
<br />o\\"rwr~hlp "I "trl'.1m ,lIld !.1kl. b.:d"
<br />th.1l has hecn Jpphnl m.bl ni\t.lbly
<br />\1\ Caht(lT\ll<l, t,l rut h.h:k nn hl"wn(
<br />dIW~l\'lb tll SUSUlIl ft~h ;lnd wildhk
<br />h.lhtt.lt .lIld re(reatl,\Il It,1S n,\t !x'CIl
<br />rcrll.~llI=ed In Lt>lllrJdl' alth\'u~h Ihe
<br />LI\lorad" :-llprClTll. (,'un h.h rukd
<br />Ih:u the Ll,!t'r.ld" \\~un Llll1.....r...,lll'll1
<br />n.,~Hd h.1S a hdu(lary JUlY I\l till' pt'l'-
<br />pI.- of C,'!\'r.IJ,J 111 enlon:e the ll1stre.lm
<br />fi"w \\atl.'r n~ht5 II .1bt~lIns
<br />
<br />Rrflcrn film \\.l\,'r Ihat returns !" ,,1n:Jm,>
<br />,ll1d n\'er" .llt...r II ha::, hn'n Jpplled w
<br />h.:n\'lllwl uo;,:: 11 may r('lurn .1" a sur-
<br />i,I'l" fi,,\<. .\r .1" .m lOfil'w ,'I tnbut.lry
<br />~r,lunJwaler
<br />
<br />Riplllidn Rd..mn,g \ll l.md ,'r hahn.1I
<br />ImmedtJ.tdy ,1Jlaren! '" Ihc "tr,':11ll
<br />channd
<br />
<br />Ri,'llriml \\tun 1.11\. ..... Iq~al ~';;tl'm Ihal
<br />r....mllls watn U.-.t.' onl\' hy lh,y;,e Wh.l
<br />1l\111 tlnd alnn~ tht' n.lnk;, ,\1 a SLrt".lm nr
<br />bkt' The nght IS fl'r rC;ht'n;lhle 1.L<e and
<br />IS wmbm'e wah thl." n,;hl of ~\'1.'ry olher
<br />pfl\pt'rty l,wner t" pr'lhllm unrea...;on;lbk
<br />lL""-' that dllmmsh,." the lrL""rt'31Tl qU;Jn-
<br />1lI~ l\r l.jualuy of \\J.ler ("ll'radl) b\\
<br />ti.,,-.s n,'t rt'r\l~nl:" npanan nghL~
<br />
<br />SWlldC :\ I;m enadcd by .1 lq~lslatlW
<br />h..xly ,>u,h .1S the L; S C\,n~rfS" l\r th,'
<br />Col.\r,lt1,l GI'n.:r,11 A".,..mbly.
<br />
<br />Su!Jslirull" 5111""_\ PI/IIl ..... :'otatt' Engll1ccr-
<br />appfllwd lemp'-'Tary plan "f rcplJ.re'
<br />men! supply Jllowing .In 11UI-of-pn-
<br />,'my dl\"l'bi\lO Whlk a p\;tn for J.U~-
<br />mt"nt.lllon IS pr,)(cedlng through the
<br />W~Ul"T ,,\un Thl' ""1.Ut. Ell~incer Ill.I}
<br />also Jpprow ::,uhslllule "upply pbns
<br />1.11 water e:xchan~cs. water u~" lhat
<br />\\ III n,\1 exceed 5 ye.\Ts. Jnd lImacd
<br />l'ml'r~,.Il(Y sllU.ltlllllS JHecung pubhl'
<br />nl":lhh ,'r ".lie!}
<br />
<br />lrihlCWI) (;WllluhHlla All suhsur/a(c
<br />\LUl'r hydraullc;I11\' r,1Onected In
<br />,1 'iurtJ.(e strcam Ihe pumplOg of
<br />whtdl would h.IY.. ;1 Ille;lsurablt'
<br />clkd "n the surbee stream wHnlll
<br />,.'lle hundrl'd y,'ar...
<br />
<br />\\'"0 Bml/: :\ pfllgrJlTl ,1pt'Tallll~ unda
<br />mk... ,\1 Ih.. 'It.lle Engll1ecr III e;lrh ,\1
<br />l.,,!.>r,IJ,I'... ,.;,:\"en w.ller dt\l"ll'ns W
<br />bClln.lIe lh,' 1.-.1S1' t':xchange. or l,'all
<br />of k~ally ...wretl WJt,'r;\::, ,10 altcmall\"t'
<br />w ,;;,1... ,)1 w,lter nghts, while pf(ltellln~
<br />;I~alllsl inJury l<1 "ther W.ller n~hts
<br />
<br />\\i:un Ri~lll .-\ pr"pcm' nghl h' Ihe U:'l,' 1,1
<br />.I P.)OlI'!l "I the pubhc" surbrr l'r Inb,
<br />IIl,lTY gwundwaler re",'urce l,htJlllCd
<br />undn Jpph(ahk k~J.1 prl......dure:-
<br />
<br />Wi'll Any ,.,lrudtlr,' \IT denle uS<.'d for the
<br />pUl"p<'sc l'r wlIh lhl' effc(1 "I l,btalmng
<br />~rllUn,h\ata I\\r beneftClal U~ Iwm
<br />.m ,Iqmler Ewl'.-' well reqUIres J :;1.11,'
<br />[nglll,'cr+ls<.ucd pcmm
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