§ 41-3-319 — Owners of ditches and reservoirs; general rights

Wyoming § 41-3-319

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 41: Water
• Ch. 3: WATER RIGHTS; ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL
• Art. 3: RESERVOIRS

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Each owner of a share or shares of the capital stock in an
incorporated ditch company existing for the purpose of
distributing water through such company's ditch to the owners of
such stock, shall have the right to carry, convey and transmit
reservoir water, supplementing other water rights he may
possess, through the ditch of such ditch company in which he may
have such stock, to the full extent of the carrying capacity
represented by such stock, but no greater. Each partner in a
partnership ditch owned or used for a like purpose, shall have
the right to carry, convey and transmit reservoir water,
supplementing other water rights he may possess, through such
partnership ditch, to the full extent of the carrying capacity
represented by his interest, as a partner, in such ditch, but no
greater. Every such person carrying, conveying and transmitting
water through such ditch, or having the same done for his
benefit, shall pay all expenses incurred by reason of all extra
labor in cleaning such ditch, change of division boxes, and
other additional expenses made necessary by reason of carrying
such reservoir water through any such ditch. The right herein
granted to any person, shall also extend to the owner, manager
or lessee of a reservoir, who desires to use any such ditch to
carry, convey or transmit water through such ditch for the
benefit of any such person to whom the right herein mentioned
has been granted as aforesaid.