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L l,f; ;~:: Table Of Contents Page COMMISSION COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...... ........... ................... .... ..1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................... III SUMMARy.......................................................................................... V CHAPTER ONE - RIPARIAN RIGHTS IN NEBRASKA: BACKGROUND AND PRESENT STATUS...... ....... .......................... ............... ... ............ .... .............1-1 Theories of Surface Water RightS............ -................................................1.1 Riparian Rights.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Appropriative RightS...................................................................... 1-2 Development of Riparian and Appropriative Rights in Nebraska............................... 1-2 Riparian Rights........................................................................... 1-2 Appropriative RightS........................................ _ _............................ 1.2 Judicial Resolution of Riparian-Appropriative Conflicts........................................ 1-2 Early Riparian-Appropriative Cases. . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . 1.3 Recent Cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '-3 Footnotes..................................................................................... 1-4 CHAPTER TWO. EFFECT OF RIPARIAN RIGHTS ON SURFACE WATER ALLOCATION IN NEBRASKA. -.'........................... _......... -.........................................2.' Practical Effects of Riparian Rights........................................................... 2.1 Role of Riparian Rights in Water User Expectations...... _...............................2-1 Basis of Riparian Rights....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Potential Riparian-Appropriative Conflicts................................................ 2-2 Livestock Watering Riparian Conflicts......................................................... 2-2 Judicial Resolution of Potential Stockwatering Disputes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 Disputes Involving Extra-Preference Uses........:....................................... 2-3 Judicial Resolution of Conflicts Involving Extra-Preference Water Uses.................. 2-4 Footnotes................................................................................ 2-5 CHAPTER THREE - RESOLUTION OF RIPARIAN-APPROPRIATIVE CONFLICTS IN OTHER WESTERN STATES.................................,.. _....... _...... _.......... -...........3.1 Recognition of the Riparian Doctrine................................ _............ -............3.1 Purpose of Use...... ................ '" ................... ....._............ ................ .3-1 Dormant Riparian RightS...................................................................... 3.2 Riparian Livestock Watering...... -.......................... _.................... -...........3-2 Riparian Priority Dates............................. _..... _....... -............................3.2 Summary......................................................................... -............3.3 Footnotes........................................................ _............ -...............3-3 CHAPTER FOUR - ALTERNATIVE LEGISLATIVE POLICY ACTIONS............................ 4-1 Introduction................................................... _... _........ -..................4-1 Identification of Alternatives................................................................... 4-1 Information Presented lor Each Alternative............................ _.............. _........4.2 Alternative # 1: Take No Legislative Action.................................................... 4-2 Description............................................... -...............................4-2 Methods of Implementation.............................................................. 4-2 Changes in Water Use Patterns. . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . _ . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 PhysicaI/HydrologicfEnvironmentallmpacts.............................................. 4-3