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w . U314J~ . . Measures to prevent or correct overdraft Approprlatl~~ statutes. - In the States In which statutes are based on priority of appropriation, two steps are commonly taken when the aggregate of withdrawals of water In a designated or critical area Is found to exceed the ,afe annual yield: (1) closing of the area to the Issuance of further pennlts to appropriate water; and (2) restric- tion of wlthdra"8ls of water to confonn to priority rights, withdrawals under the leter rights being reduced or prohibited to the extent neces- sery to satisfy the earlier ones. In a few States the administrator has the option of Imposing systems of rotatl~n. The Oregon State Engineer has a wide discretion In the selection of corrective contr~1 provisions. He may order one or more of the following: (1) closing of the area to further appropriations; (2) determination of tha pennlsslble total withdrawal and Its apportionment among appropri9tors In accordance with relatl~e priorities; (3) accorJ- Ing of first oreference aesplte priorities t? domestic end livestock uses and thereafter, In such order as deemed advisable, to agrlcult~ral, Industrial, munlclp31 other than domestic, recreational, and other bene- ficial purposes; (4) reduction of permissible withdrawal by anyone or more appropriators or weill; (5) If 2 or more wells are used by the same appropriator, adjustment of the total penAlsllble wlthdrawel by him, or complete prohibition of the use of one or more of such wells; (6) abata- ment or.seallng of any well responsible for pollution of the water supply: (7) Imposition of a system of rotation: (8) additional requirements In the public welfare. Nonapproprlatlon statutes. - In both Arizona and Colorado, critical areas are closed to further development of ground water rasources while the critIcal condition continues, and new permits to drill wells and withdraw waters are limited chiefly to replacement and preservation of existing diversions and uses. The Colorado act provIdes that pennlts must be obtained generally for all new wells and for Increase, and exten- sions of exIsting suppllesl If located outside the boundaries of a critical district, pennlts to use ground water will be Issued. The Colorado permit does not have the effect of granting or conferring e ground water right upon the user, but It Is prima facie evidence of the date and extent of the new u.e. The board of directors of a Nebraska ground WIter conservation dl.trlct, after conferring with Stete and University official. and after notice and public hearing, may Inltltute corractlve measures to Inlure proper conservation of ground water In the district. As to the nature of pennlsslble corrective measure., tha statute Is silent. A Texas undergnound water conservation district may provide for the regulation of pnoductlon of water from nonexempted wells In order to minimize so far as practicable drawdown of the water table or reduction of artesian pressure, or to prevent waste. . 12 .