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<br />O~1982 <br /> <br />9. Legislation be enacted to permit a reservoir owner to recapture <br /> <br /> <br />seepage when this does not injure a vested right. <br /> <br /> <br />10. The preferential uses in the constitution be enlarged and defined <br /> <br /> <br />to cover changed conditions, i.e., industrial, municipal and <br /> <br /> <br />others. <br /> <br />11. Conversion of direct flow to storage rights be permitted to the <br /> <br /> <br />extent that other vested rights are not impaired. It is further <br /> <br /> <br />recommended that this determination be a function of the state <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />. I <br /> <br />engineer. <br /> <br />12. Water courts be established to hear water cases and others closely <br /> <br /> <br />related. <br /> <br /> <br />13. Laws be enacted to strengthen and clarify legislatiun relating to <br /> <br /> <br />abandonment of absolute decrees and cancellation of conditional <br /> <br />decrees. A period of non-use should be adopted as prima facie <br /> <br /> <br />evidence of an intent to abandon a water right. Excessive water <br /> <br /> <br />rights should be reduced. Abandonment determinations and cancellation <br /> <br />of conditional decrees should be initiated by the state engineer. <br /> <br /> <br />14. Authority be granted to the state engineer to authorize a change <br /> <br /> <br />in point of diversion after notification to interested parties <br /> <br /> <br />and administrative hearings. Any decision by the state engineer <br /> <br />would be subject to appeal. <br /> <br /> <br />15. Laws regarding fill ing of reservoirs be enacted to specify when <br /> <br /> <br />carry-over water in storage is charged against the storage rights <br /> <br />for subsequent reservoir fillings. <br /> <br />16. laws be enacted providing for better enforcement of the water <br /> <br /> <br />statutes, judicial decrees and orders of the state engineer. <br /> <br /> <br />17. Terminology be defined by statute to assist the water officials <br /> <br />in eliminating waste and provide more flexibility in util izing the <br /> <br /> <br />water resources of the state. Suggested guides for definitions <br /> <br /> <br />forth On pages 44 through 46 and ind ude the following: <br /> <br />Waste <br /> <br /> <br />Full Water S~pply - Agricultural <br /> <br /> <br />Historic Supply <br /> <br /> <br />Corrected Historic Supply <br /> <br /> <br />Full Water Supply - Municipal <br /> <br />are set <br /> a. <br /> b. <br /> c. <br /> d. <br /> e. <br /> <br />vi i i <br />