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<br /> <br /> <br />I~ <br /> <br />Ih' <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- -- -~ --, <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Headgates <br /> <br />4, Resolution of Water Use Conflicts <br /> <br />The basic rule set forth in the state constitution is: that between competing <br /> <br />users of water, priority of appropriation gives the better right. Consequently, in <br /> <br />times of short supply, the uses of persons whose appropriations are junior are <br /> <br />curtailed; water is available to those whose appropriations are senior in time and <br /> <br />right. <br /> <br />The state officials who are charged with administration and distribution of <br /> <br />water (the state engineer, the division engineers, and water commissioners) are <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />