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i? x gi 3 .- Q G N a a ( ~IOY ~~5 g ~ ~ on-Jurisdictional Dams are smaller in size than '' W ~ jurisdictional dams. Plans and specifications aze not required for construction ~ € of non-jurisdictional dams. However, filing of a Notice of Intent to Construct °: aNon-Jurisdictional Dam, a standard form, is required. Obtained at the ~ ~ t Division office, the form must be filed 10 days prior to construction, but no fee ~ J^ ~ is required. The Division Engineer issues the decision on approval of ~' ~ construction. The Division Engineer may require an outlet pipe with a ~ regulating gate to be installed in the bottom of the stream to prcvenl injury to I ~ existing, downstream, water rights. Since any dam, regardless of size, has the ~ ° potential to cause damage downstream if the dam should fail, we recomme~ you consult a person familiar with proper construction techniques to ensure b dam performs safely. i N u I I w 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ o ivestoek Water Tanks (LSWT) are dams constructed to " ~ W capture natural run-off water on range land to provide water Cor livestock. = W ~ f ~ ~ _ ; ~ Constructed on normally dry water courses, a LSWT cannot be used for S _ 1 ~ F n ~ o o ~ irrigation, recreation, etc. A normally drv water course or stream is a =~ i N ~ W :, ~ '~ considered dry SO°lo of the ume during a calendar year. Height of the dam o o W ~ i o 9 ~ cannot be greater than 15 feet from the bottom of the stream channel to the g„ o s N _ _ „ s spillway crest. The height is measured at the toe of the upstream slope where h d S o ~ ~ the dam contacts the ground surface. Depth of the spillway must provide a ° ~ ~ ~ ~ W ; „ minimum freeboard of 4 feet to the dam crest. Impoundment volume of the a J reservoir cannot exceed 10 acre-feet. o g ° ti ~ ~ k ° N - ~ Y' 1~ ~ W d N6 > ~ W 4 If the LSWT you propose to build is S feet or less in height and 2 acre feet • e W ~ ~ N C : ~ ~ w ~ w capacity or less, no application is necessary. . b W ~ The LSWT is a special administrative category and requires no water right for J '_ = W J LL L O V F _ o,. a W ~ its use. A numerical number is assigned your LSWT when the application is 1n~i3H W ,~ W W = > W approved. The priority of the available water is in numerical sequence of the .HOinme = '^ ° ~ ~ a (: g en stream system. -n t..le, pipe 4 ' „ „ ,. o numbers assi ned to each LSWT nn a iv a p.r r ~ ~ 9 ~ ~ ~ _ with a regulating gate is required unless specifically waived by the Division p J ,~ 1 ~ ~ o F - Engineer during review of the application. . 1N3nwH19n3 nnnizrn ° ~ $' z 9 Standard specifications and application Corms are available from the Water Commissioner or the Waler Division Office. The application, along with a L 15.00 fee is submitted to the Water Division Office. Construction may begin upon approval of the application by the Division Engineer. The Soil Conservation Service, also, can assist you in preparing an application.