Wyoming § 41-12-207 Construction and use of dams; claims for
storage or diversion; appropriations

Wyoming Statutes

§ 41-12-207 — Construction and use of dams; claims for storage or diversion; appropriations

Wyoming § 41-12-207

Title 41Water

Ch. 12INTERSTATE COMPACTS

Art. 2BELLE FOURCHE RIVER COMPACT

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 41-12-207 (2026).

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(a)Either state shall have the right, by compliance with the laws of the other state, to file applications for and receive permits to construct or participate in the construction and use of any dam, storage reservoir, or diversion works in such state for the purpose of conserving and regulating the apportioned water of the other state; provided, that such right is subject to the rights of the other state to control, regulate, and use water apportioned to it.

(b)Each claim hereafter initiated for storage or diversion of water in one (1) state for use in another state shall be filed in the office of the state engineer of the state in which the water is to be stored or diverted, and a duplicate copy of the application including a map showing the character and location of the proposed facili

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(a) Either state shall have the right, by compliance with
the laws of the other state, to file applications for and
receive permits to construct or participate in the construction
and use of any dam, storage reservoir, or diversion works in
such state for the purpose of conserving and regulating the
apportioned water of the other state; provided, that such right
is subject to the rights of the other state to control,
regulate, and use water apportioned to it.
(b) Each claim hereafter initiated for storage or
diversion of water in one (1) state for use in another state
shall be filed in the office of the state engineer of the state
in which the water is to be stored or diverted, and a duplicate
copy of the application including a map showing the character
and location of the proposed facilities and the lands to be
irrigated shall be filed in the office of the state engineer of
the state in which the water is to be used. If a portion or all
the lands proposed to be reclaimed are located in a state other
than the one (1) in which the water is to be restored or
diverted, then, before approval of the application shall be
granted, said application shall be checked against the records
of the appropriate office of the state in which the water is to
be used, and a notation shall be placed thereon by the officer
in charge of such records to the effect that the land
description does not indicate a conflict with existing water
rights. All endorsements shall be placed on both the original
and duplicate copies of all such maps filed to the end that the
records in both states may be complete and identical.
(c) Appropriations may hereafter be adjudicated in the
state in which the water is stored or diverted, and where a
portion or all the lands irrigated are in the other state, such
adjudications shall be confirmed in the latter state by the
proper authority. Each adjudication is to conform with the laws
of the state where the water is stored or diverted and shall be
recorded in the county and state where the water is used.