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<br />5 <br /> <br /> <br />n n" cd.,,,, <br />uuli'J':::'u <br /> <br />runoff to meet their needs. However, along ,with the public need of <br /> <br />developing stock water for the range, comes the public obligation to <br /> <br />see that senior water rights are not impaired. <br /> <br />Generally, with proper understanding and care, it is possible <br /> <br />to meet the objectives of providing adequate stock water and still <br /> <br />allow for the protection of other rights. If priority of right governs <br /> <br />between Ute various users of water and if the water supply is not ade- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />quate to !'tIeet 'all needs, then whoever has the junior right, whether it <br /> <br />, <br />be stock~water interests or other users, will, be denied water unless <br /> <br />arrangements for the purchase of some earlier right can be made. <br /> <br />This report suggests the water requirements for stock and the <br /> <br />iq.tensity and maximum desirable spacing of the developments under <br /> <br />various conditions of climate and topography. Hydrology and engineer- <br /> <br />ing design criteria for stock ponds and alternate methods of supplying <br /> <br />the water needs are discussed. Finally, a brief section on,water law <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />and legal requirements of the various States located in the Pacific <br /> <br />Southwest area is included. This section will assist anyone construct- <br /> <br />ing ,stock developments to understand the legal requirements, but it <br /> <br />will also serve to point out the differences in requirements of the <br /> <br />different States. It may suggest the need for each,S,tate to take a look <br /> <br />at its water laws to determine if a better procedure can be developed. <br />