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<br />ordinate ,,, Iht: n;llulallhc ..\n} rlpJrIJII tl\\.Il<." pulllllj:
<br />wail'! III JIl artlfr':IJI U\L' must do \lJ 111 su.:h malmt'r;.l,
<br />nOI to unr....J'ollahly Il1le/t('lc "J1h 11\ hll\ lul IlSe' hy
<br />L1thers JOIII\.' or helm... him IHl lhe SJlIIl.' streall1. [h...
<br />rlg}lIS ul all proprr,'lors on Ihe \[I<.'alll 1,1 use walc.'r lllr
<br />";.Hlitl":IJ1" purp,>\cs arl.' eyu<.l]'lkt' <l1....at...rlpllrrlgJIH.ll
<br />has bee-II Jl'S..:Ilb,'J hy rhe r'lI"J ..'<Hill .IS <.Ill "J11Ift":lal"
<br />U~ :.I, ha\ Ihe dr-lnhl/ll,m .Hld \JI<: \II II ah.'t by .I!11UllI,r.
<br />pall!} (him" (if) l)fl'...rry.(I~ II,wa .;'17..hO' \\ "":''')1
<br />"Sllrla,:e ";11<.'1" IS ddilll.'J by lhe I<I"'J SUpt"Ill..-
<br />CnuII a\ "atl.'! ot J \'J!,!IJlll 01 11'1l11"'fJf} dIJI.!(kr arh.
<br />ing by rfl'.:ipllJlillll ur 1.110'1'. nwll ;mJ Il'" }1'1 pJf! \11 J
<br />,[r...am III "J.It'I(OUI~' (Uunl \ Smith. :'J:-. I.>\\-" 5..3,
<br />~Ii ~ \\ ~d ~ 1-' 1 :\n oWnl'r uf bud 11J~ "11 ;.Lt-,nlllh' lIl!hl
<br />to ~tKh v.Jlel 011 Ill~ land "lid mJ~ UM' II J' Iil' v.lsh("~.
<br />Snle Ihe flllhlv.lll!! dcfLllllh'lb l'onlalll"d In lh,' lIma
<br />Water Rlghh Ll" ISI'l'llulI-i55:\ I, [011. a CoJt' II/nil)
<br />"SudJ,,' v.all:r" mCJrI~ the "aiel (\((Urllll~ oUlfll'
<br />sUrfa,~' of Ih,' ground
<br />"r.roul1d w"I<'I" IllI'JIl' thar wa1<'r Ih:l'UIlJrlj: 1'0.:.
<br />Ill'Jlh 1111.' ~urlJ':l.' III the !<,!rllulld
<br />"Ollfu:<.!.'d v. alers" meJII~" Jlel~ Jfl'lIIg h~ pre(lpl-
<br />laliun Jud SIlOv. mdl. Jnd Ihl1 ~cl a pari III al1~ I'.JI...r.
<br />..:ourSl' III ha~lll Jnd ,hJII llh:luJ... ,:aptl!J.l~ ~"ll WJln.
<br />RlpJIlJn flghh a[... apl'lIrll'lI.Jlll 10 lhl' land In IIIH,h
<br />lh...~ alladl, p"S~Illj! wrlh rll" land I Will uWlll'r Il' ,>wnel
<br />wlthoul speClll( ll1enlll\1\ III lil" d"l'd~. Slh:h r1~hh (.1Il he
<br />,'ollul'mrwd Jnd ":JI1 I'oe "e\'neu 11"111 Ihl' land hy e\prn~
<br />,'(lnwYJn(e '1Ih'\' Jre noH I"~I h~ mel,' llllll'u>oer but (all
<br />b(' Iml I:o~ I'I<'l'.:llpllt'll or :llhcTSC user I Fenrlt'nla v
<br />\lenninga. ~3/1II'WJ 5-i3, Ill\: \\ 2d o.'ll)
<br />111 1'l'l1l'ral. Ilpaf1JIl IIg.hr. JlIadl III underl!IllUlld
<br />~lrl'anh \-dud1 !lOI'. III a ""n.delllled dl"IlIlI'1 ,al'ahle 01
<br />bem!! dlSlllldl~ Ira,','d Illl' SJllle J~ II Ihl'~ Wcrl' 11nwllIg.
<br />~'Il Ihe lUrt'kl.' I \\'il1i~ \-' Cil~ of I't'rr~. 92 Illwa ~ln_ 110
<br />:\ \\ 72i; Burrough" I Satt'rlt'e, he IOWJ .N6. ~5 '\ \\
<br />80~ I Ptln,ipal e\..:eptlllm t.l the ~urIJ,;e streill11 rule Jll~'"
<br />dUt' 10 Ihe uIHI,'ull\' tJl relUlllll1g ....Jlel lllH1elgl.lund
<br />Cl'n~lsI...nt wllh generJIl~ "..:(epled kl1ov.l~'d!!e Jud Ih....
<br />out's re~ardlrlg ~Udl phel1L'lllellJ. h"\h'V~'r, glllund v,Jtl'r
<br />il pre~ullleJ III be rel"OIJllllg ....alcr until II Il pr'llcd
<br />IhJt Ihe W JI~'1 1\ llllWlI1g HI a Jefillll~' ..:hJl1m'l (BardJ~ I'
<br />Ahrmalll I~l h'....atllll.llo...\\ 10"-01 ..\rp"rell1l~ Ihl'
<br />olll~ reslri,lltlr1 011 Ihe l:.Indvwners rlghlltldllc.'11 J't'r'll'
<br />bllng v.all'l l~ Ihill he nlll v.J"le II It su..:h dllersloll and
<br />WJSle II1Jures allolhl'r :.Ind prch'nls Ihe IJll<,! fwm dl'\-ol'
<br />Ing Ihe "Jler III a b<'nefl,'iJI u~... I LleBok , OOJk. I,"i~
<br />Il'wa 5q~, 17/1 ,\\ {,3I,Barda~ I ..\braham.121 hl\~a
<br />fll lJ, t.)h .... \\ I O~O, Hougan \-\lilv.3u)..<< &. SI. Paul R~..
<br />35 hlWJ 55."i1
<br />One lI1J~ nlll .'mhJnk ilgall1s1 lhl' lIatur JI lluw 01 J
<br />slrc"m "lIl'n Ihe efled IS to (iI~1 1I1..:1,'ao;,..d v.al,'r un Ih...
<br />lands ,II .lthers 10 Ihcll sub,Lmllal II1JUI~ 1.-\1It'!~ \
<br />Fickel. ~..3 h'"J 105, -i') ~ \\ ~d 5.t... FJkoll \, Boyer,
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<br />10WJ 52'1, 103 .... \\ 773. /)u....nc.'~ \- I'hl.'!p', :01 1,,11.;/
<br />>-~/1. ~O:-<. .... \\ -i9'-l1
<br />:h "ell ill h"lJ1!:! a (rUllll1al ollem,e under \IJlllle la"
<br />ct'I\\a Cude ,h (l5~,. ptJIIllIllln 01 th,' walt'r 01 J stream
<br />IS al~" JlI IllI1'rl,'I\'Il,e w lIh pIIIJh' rlparlJIl righI, J(ljun,
<br />Jhle 111 dJlI"'g~'1 (\'ugt \ (il~ of Grinnell, 133 l"wJ .'03.
<br />110 '\ \\ "03. Ft'rgu~un \ Fimlt.'nich \Hg. (0.. 77 lowJ
<br />5"1>. .t2 .... \\ .t-i"1 Jlld "nll1elllllel lu lI1)un..:tiw relic I
<br />I:"e"lun I' Cil} ul {,lUnd} Cenkr, 2-i6 1(I.....a 91h. 70
<br />.... \\ ~d Ih~. Spt'llC'e l 'Id}ollfJugh.7i 11IWJ ..hO,-i~
<br />.... \\ 371 I'o!!ulltlll III per.:'tIJIlIlg WJlel h In mll'lfer.
<br />en,l' Wllh Il1l-' plll:.!t... lIg.hr .'llh,' lO.... 1l1'1 (1llhl' 'llerl} IIlg
<br />bnd Jnd l~ JllhlllJbk III J bW'iUll Ill! (.bma!-,e~ llf III
<br />"qUll~ IUT llI]UlldllC' reh"t I ht'r"on I \'illl. ~-iJ I.l....J
<br />q..Q, 5-i .... \\ ~d ..9-i, PJyne \ Town of WJ}land. 13 I
<br />[Ill'.a (,59, 100 '\.\\ :OJI
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<br />Attorney General's Opinions of Special
<br />Importance
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<br />In J 1900 telt"r oJ'111lUn, Ih.. Alhllney Genl'ral of
<br />Iowa ntnl1rued Ihal porll(,n ul Ih(' luwa "'Jter RIg/liS
<br />lJW dcfirllng J~ llonregulJted" . lh,' u~\' of WJtCI 101
<br />Ordll1J1Y l)l)u~d1Uld pUIJ'ose,. lll,' of "JI,'r for poult!},
<br />11'.'l'Slol'k Jnd doml'lll": :.!lllmals. ,. 10 ,'xempl flulIl rt'g.
<br />IIlall\)11 l'n1\ "Ofdlllal~" use of WJler for su,h pUrpll~es.
<br />\\11elhel J p:lIli,uIJllIll' lsurdlllal\ l'l ":\Iraoldinary lsa
<br />maller ror ..kll'nnIllJII"n b~ lhl' 10WJ "'aluraIResollr..:es
<br />("olln(il
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<br />WATER RIGHTS
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<br />Doctrine
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<br />:\s HI m:Jn~ ollhe humId caS1ClI1 ~lal"'S, Ih('re ale two
<br />suhllJntially 'i"J'JIJh' budlel of Ihe (ommolllaw relallllg
<br />10 waler IIghls 1Il Iowa .. Ihe !J" pl.'rt:.!llllOg 10 walel
<br />!lowing III J de filled ..:hamlellnatural v.atcr.;ourM'sl and
<br />lht' la\.\ of peT(olaung gmund .....J11'1. DISrUll'S and prob.
<br />lems l'on..:crnmg lUllal'\' v.Jlers (Jl d,'fined by the ..:ourll
<br />generJlly JrlSc.' pelWel'n Jnd Jffe.:l t'nl~ adjoining: land.
<br />ownelS Gent'rJlly, Ih... rlpariJn owner Jlong J slrc.'am has
<br />a rlghl I... "I...a'i(l/Iabk us,," of the waler of a surfa(c
<br />sHearn Whl<'h nOWS pall or aooss 1m land and IU under,
<br />gllJund wale, III J delinet! <,hJl1l1e1. TIle land,)wn('1 may
<br />u..... per(uIJIlIl,!: \.\Jler as he l'dshes If hiS use does not
<br /><,onSlllute wallt' whJ..:h IllJures anolher m his use rot
<br />bendklal purpoSc.'s
<br />As stated m J pfe..:edmg se..:llOI1. the luwa .....Jler nghts
<br />law purports IU make substanlially all uses of WJter 111
<br />the Sl,lIe sub)e.;t to admlllistrall\e regulation \\.helhet the
<br />source be sUlfaa 01 underground.
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