FLOOD00213

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Title: Water Rights Determination Systems Study CWCB
• Date: 5/6/1988
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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The Wyoming statutes encourage interested parties to effect an exchange

of water resources to better conserve and utilize the state's water. Unlike

other forms of permanent changes which must be. approved by the Board of Control,

exchanges need only be approved by the State Engineer. Exchanges may be

authorized for "any combination of direct flow, storage, and groundwater rights"

and are subject to the requirements of "beneficial use and equality of water

exchanged. "

C. Change in the Point of Diversion

Any person desiring to change the point of diversion of their water right

must file a petition with either the Board of Control or the State Engineer,

depending on whether the right has been adjudicated. If the right has not been

adjudicated a change in the point of diversion may only be approved if it is in

the vicinity of the original diversion, the water is being diverted from the

same source of supply, and the change does not alter the original project

concept.

As with other transfers, no change of point of diversion may be

granted if 'other appropriators will be injuriously affected."

D. Change in Location of Wells
Changes in well location to a point within the same aquifer and in the
vicinity of the original well may be made without loss of priority if approved
by the Board of ControL Changes in well location may be made even for

unadjudicated water rights. In most cases, however, the water must have been

applied to a beneficial use. A petition to change a well location is, of

course, subject to the "no harm" rule.

E. Temporary Changes

In addition to the other change provisions, Wyoming authorizes temporary

changes of both adjudicated and valid but unadjudicated water rights. Temporary

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