§ 41-4-326 — Conclusiveness of final decrees of board

The final orders or decrees of the state board of control, in
the proceedings provided by law for the adjudication and
determination of rights to the use of the public waters of the
state, shall be conclusive as to all prior appropriations, and
the rights of all existing claimants upon the stream or other
body of water lawfully embraced in the adjudication, subject,
however, to the provisions of law for rehearings in such
proceedings and for the reopening of the orders or decrees
therein and for appeals from such orders or decrees.