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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />changes of water rights may not exceed two years and ....y be acquired by <br /> <br />purchase, gift or lease. Temporary changes are subject to the prior approval <br />of the State Engineer and are limited to the historic consumptive use and by the <br />"no injury" rule. <br /> <br />When a temporary change is approved, the State Engineer enters an order <br /> <br />designating the method, place and period of use. During the period of the <br />approved temporary change, the original owner suffers no impairment of his right <br />and when the period ends he is automatically reinvested with the same rights <br /> <br />previously held. Thus, temporary changes toll the period for abandonment of <br /> <br />water rights. A serious disadvantage of temporary water rights is that they are <br /> <br />wholly subordinate to permanent water rights, even those with a later priority <br /> <br />date. <br /> <br />F. Transfers Within Special Purpose Districts <br />No special provisions have been adopted by the legislature, Board of <br />Control, or State Engineer for transferring water held by an irrigation or water <br /> <br />conservancy district. Thus, theoretically, all water transfers within such <br /> <br />districts must adhere to the water transfer standards that apply to all other <br /> <br /> <br />water rights. All significant transfers involving special purpose district <br /> <br /> <br />water, in fact, do appear to follow state transfer policy. Many other <br /> <br /> <br />transfers, however, which collectively may affect substantial water rights are <br /> <br />carried out every year with the tacit acquiescence of the state engineer but <br /> <br />without review or approval by the state. The types of transfers that fall <br /> <br />outside the state system can be quite easily identified. Generally, they do not <br />involve either temporary or permanent transfers to other (non-agricultural) <br /> <br />uses. Nor do they involve permanent transfers of agricultural water to another <br /> <br />agricultural user. Rather, they appear limited to temporary transfers during <br /> <br />4 <br />