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<br />CHAPTER 6
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<br />LAWS, POLICIES, AND ADMINISTRATION
<br />RELATED TO WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
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<br />Amung the 1I11purlanl o.:oll~ldelalions l!l l"rll1uIJling <.t
<br />fra!I1..:....orl.. pbn fur the .\1l\sOLHi River ~a'iill b the n'>t:d
<br />III nanJlne lhL' e:>ilsllng l'~gal. P\,Ii..:y. ;md iI1S111uli\1I1al
<br />framew"rl.. III thb lio.'ld Th,' c\.;mlinalltlrl sh"uld L'll'o'L'r
<br />o.:on'itrallll~ thaI lIlay Iiml1 lhe Sall'ifa.:tl<lI1 of IUlur,'
<br />resour.:L' U,'\'dOpll1elll need\ and uL'sirahle pUlL'llllal
<br />Ch:1I1g,'S In law. pull..:y. or Lrlslillltilll1al SlrudlHe III aid III
<br />implernL'rllin~ the fraTllc\\'OII.. plJn 01 fUlure f,'SnUr.:,'
<br />de\'el'lpmL'lll.
<br />The devd1lpmcnl aud use 'llwaler resuur<:cs lung has
<br />be"n ret:ogni/ed as a responslhililY of both the States
<br />and the FL'deral Gmernment in Ih,' hasln a~ in the
<br />:\allllll, Their 1,'s,lur.:e objeL'lwes and pr"l!r;lIl1s arc
<br />IJrgdy (llmpk'flu."lllaIY, a~ ar,' then WalL'r IJw~ and
<br />polldcs. allhnul!h there ar,' ,omc ;lrcas of ull.:erlalllly
<br />and .:hallenge. The la\\'~ hah' l."vulved gradually, ,;(t'IIl-
<br />mrn~ rnitlally Ir"1I1 lhe State aud h'deral ,'oIlStltUti"I1S.
<br />lhell prllpl."SSI\'t' slaIUIU!)' a...IIOI1, and from many
<br />JuuI'.1J1 de':hi"lls. Frum all uf lhese I"lh' .:om,' the
<br />impOrlant elernl."lllS of Slale aTlJ h'd"ral pllli.:y. and
<br />parlkulatly :11 the SIal,' leh'l. the pra':lical means for
<br />wal,'radmillislralillll.
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<br />STATE WATER LAWS, POLICIES, AND
<br />ADM IN ISTRA TlON
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<br />Rl."...('~nlliTlg lhe IIlJny \.J[ialilln~ JlllOng the] 0 ha,in
<br />Sl;ll~'s, and ('\'<.'n the .:mllpt.:\llleS ....-ithlTll."a.;h. llhvlllUSly
<br />il IS dlffi.:ult I,) a,:c.IHately slImmarile lhl."H la\\s.
<br />poli...i<'~, and adminbtralioll in lhl." field of \loaler
<br />rt'MllJr.:l."~. \\lli1e dlllY, ing mallY slInirarllles. lhe hoJy III
<br />la"~ and POllo.:ics tor "a.:h ,Iale o.:all hl." "onsldered
<br />somev.hat unique JIlllleelmg lh palli.:ular llet'ds.
<br />The l-ughhghlS 'lf ea.:h Sla.le's legal and m..tilUtiona.1
<br />Slruclure for wal,'r re'>l.llH':C JC\'cl0pmenl. aJminrslra.
<br />!lOll, and ll1af1agel1ll'nt Jre induJed III lhe Append!.\.
<br />..Ll....s. 1'l,II..:iL's. JnJ AJminblrJU"1l RdaleJ 1,1 Wat,'r
<br />Res,lllr.:es D<'\cl"pmenl." I,'!!elh"r wIth numerlHJs kgal
<br />refer-'llces_ lIo\\'e\er, "pC.:lr'l.... water righl ph'blelT1\ a.nd
<br />m.Jepth .... alL'1 pl'll.:y IS'iU~ mU~1 be e\.pl'lreJ wllh I..pl
<br />..:nun..d or by ...onlad wlIh SIal!;' "moal, Ilh'HlU!<hly
<br />.:onH'rs;ml with waler laws and theil IllJn}' I.lm111,;J-
<br />Il(lnS_ While re.;"glllJmg lhe limilations uf \.ariablhly and
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<br />UTllque CVUIU!lLlll III meet pJllh.:ulJr reqUlremenls,
<br />pL'rsp"CII\.l." ..:al1 be gamed for the ':llIl,'ept Ilf Slale and
<br />Federal laws and [1011L'i<'\ and their interrelaliom under
<br />wlud! WalL'r and rdalt'd land re\llllr.:,' dl'wl"pment has
<br />progressed, and wi1l';llllllnu".11I rill' .\li~soUfI Hasin.
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<br />Stale Legislali\e Deliberations
<br />A Prllt:ess 10 Impfll\e \\'aler la....s
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<br />In Ih,' j!..nl."ral field of ":lI..:r 1Jws, IV.-.I fundaTl1..ntal
<br />dtldJlflI:' wel,' adl'pt<.'U hy thl' SI:lles "f thL' hasin
<br />retle':llllJ! III part Ih,' uriglll of those who fonnulaled
<br />lhem. hUI also Ihe variahle dimalk and hydrologi,'
<br />,:nlldillOllS founJ from lhe suhhurnid east I,) arid west
<br />,wer lhl." 0:1\111. \llllneS<lla and .\lissouri rl.".:ogni/e
<br />prlrtlartly the Ilpallarl JOdrine, while Colorado.
<br />.\hlnlan:l. and WyomillJ! haw sp,'~'irically replldiated II
<br />arid l'slatlh~hed Ih,' J".:trllle ut :lpprnpriatlon n~ls. The
<br />hlWJ wal,'r rlghls la\\ makes sub,>tanlially all u:W.'~ uf
<br />"Oller III 111L' Statl' suhl,'ct In pl."rmil and aJmlTli\lralh'e
<br />legulali,lf] as 10 Ji\ersilln. stOlag". tlr wllhdrawal. ..wel
<br />~.Im,' period ul tllne [WI It> ex""ed 10 years. Kansas.
<br />~ebraska. and \'lIth and Soulh lJakt,ta dept.'nd 1m lhe
<br />appHlprrallUTI righls Jll.:llHlt'. hut re.:pg.nilo.' lhe npallall
<br />dn.:irllle 111 val} 1IlJ! dep,','s III r...lall..m III the statutory
<br />rights. In theS\" four Slal....s a f1panall landowner .:ould
<br />clJim:l "aler nght 10 the ex\t'l11 of hiS reasonahle US<:'.
<br />but all "all."r~ III (''-<"':'is lhell'of remained suhjl."<:l 10
<br />Jpprupriall<ln. ll"we\er. Kansas passel! l"j!islalinll III
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