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<br />P-"3'lr <br />lJ d.t ..... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ground water users In the same administrative area; and provision that <br />In a proceeding to determine water rights In a specified area, all <br />affected appropriators of surface and ground water may be made parties. <br /> <br />Artificially stored qround water <br /> <br />A few statutes deal expressly with this subject. <br /> <br />Thus In California, stream water may be appropriated for spreading <br />over lands and later recovery from the ground for beneficIal use. <br /> <br />Texas ground water conservation dIstricts are authorized to acquire <br />lands, construct works, and Instal I equipment necessary to recharge groulld <br />water reservoirs. <br /> <br />The Washington statute contains procedure by which one may substan- <br />tiate his claim to water stored In the ground by artificial means, either <br />intentionally or Incidentally to Irrigation, which otherwise would be <br />dissipated by natural waste. <br /> <br />III. Ground Water Administrators <br /> <br />State level <br /> <br />State administration of ground water control functions Is centered <br />wholly or chiefly In the official who performs comparable duties with <br />respect to surface streams. In most cases this Is the State En91neer -- <br />the traditional chief in the surface water field -- or a comparable <br />officIal, department, board, or commission. ColoradO has a Ground Water <br />Commission which directs the State Engineer In ground water matters, and <br />Is assisted In certain respects by the State Water Conservation Board. <br />Texas has a State Board of Water Engineers of 3 members. In wyoming, <br />certain functions are vested In the State Engineer and others In the Board <br />of Control of which he Is president. <br /> <br />The acts and orders of State ground water administrators are subject <br />to Judicial review at the Instance of parties aggrieved thereby. <br /> <br />Local administrators <br /> <br />Most of the western ground water statutes provide for officials who <br />work under the direction of the chief State administrator, either at large <br />or in local areas. Usually they are appointed by the chief; In a few <br />States, they are elected locally. <br /> <br />Another method of local administration Is through district boards. <br />In some States, such as Texas, the district is an autonomous entity with <br />regulatory powers. In others, It acts chiefly in an advisory capacity. <br /> <br />- 3 - <br />