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72-5-8 · Construction of works; additional time.
72-5-9 · Supervision; inspection; completion of works; alterations.
72-5-10 · [State engineer's certificate of construction.]
72-5-11 · Inspection and correction of unsafe works.
72-5-12 · Failure to comply with state engineer order; penalty.
72-5-13 · [Issuance of license to appropriate water.]
72-5-14 · Time for construction; extension.
72-5-15 · [Common use; enlargement and maintenance of works; lien for costs.]
72-5-16 · [Priority of liens.]
72-5-17 · Excess waters; sale.
72-5-18 · Water allowance.
72-5-19 · [Standards for measuring flow and volume of water.]
72-5-20 · Headgates and measuring devices.
72-5-21 · [Recording of permits, decrees and documents; certified copies.]
72-5-22 · [Transfer of water rights.]
72-5-23 · Water appurtenant to land; change of place of use.
72-5-24 · Change of purpose; change of point of diversion.
72-5-24.1 · Acequias and community ditches; changes in point of diversion or place or purpose of use.
72-5-25 · Emergency; change of point of diversion; procedure.
72-5-26 · [Diversion from watershed or into another stream.]
72-5-27 · Artificial water; no right of continuance of supply.
72-5-28 · Failure to use water; forfeiture.
72-5-29 · [Rights of residents of upper valleys of stream systems.]
72-5-30 · [Effect of return flow above diversion or storage works of other appropriators.]
72-5-31 · [Appeal; prior rights not impaired.]
72-5-32 · Construction and operation of dams; state engineer authority.
72-5-33 · Federal reclamation projects; appropriation for.
72-5-34 · State transportation commission; change of water use; application, notice and hearing.
72-5-35 · State transportation commission; advance water withdrawal.
72-5-36 · State transportation commission; unused water accrual; withdrawal rate; accounting.
72-5-37 · State transportation commission; transfer of water rights to unused water; reversion.
72-5-38 · [State water rights for highway purposes and airports; nonforfeiture for failure to use.]
72-5-39 · Illegal application of water; injunction or other relief.
72-5A-1 · Short title.
72-5A-2 · Legislative findings.
72-5A-3 · Definitions.
72-5A-4 · Permit required.
72-5A-5 · Notice; protests; hearings; determinations; judicial review.
72-5A-6 · State engineer; powers and duties; permit; monitoring requirements.
72-5A-7 · Modification and assignment of project permit.
72-5A-8 · Stored water not public; stored water not subject to forfeiture; use or exchange of recovered water.
72-5A-9 · Storage account to be established; limit on amount of water recovered.
72-5A-10 · Annual report to state engineer; penalty for failure to file.
72-5A-11 · Revocation or suspension of permits; orders to cease and desist; injunction.
72-5A-12 · Penalties.
72-5A-13 · Conservation fee exemptions.
72-5A-14 · Obligations to Indian nations, tribes or pueblos.
72-5A-15 · Non-exemption from prior appropriation doctrine.
72-5A-16 · Limitation of determination.
72-5A-17 · Delayed implementation.
72-6-1 · Short title.
72-6-2 · Definitions.
72-6-3 · Owner may lease use of water.
72-6-4 · Lessee's application.
72-6-5 · Approval.
72-6-6 · Application; notice; protest; hearing.
72-6-7 · Appeal.
72-7-1 · Appeal to district court; procedure.
72-7-2 · [Duty of state engineer to produce papers and data in case; certified copies.]
72-7-3 · [Decision of district court; compliance by state engineer; return of papers and data.]
72-8-1 · [Injuring works; interference; misdemeanor; liability for damages; arrest; state engineer and water masters; right to enter private property.]
72-8-2 · [Construction of bridges over ditches; failure of ditch owner to construct; misdemeanor; construction by county commissioners; liability of ditch owner; repair of ditches.]
72-8-3 · [Interference with use of works; misdemeanor.]
72-8-4 · Unauthorized use or waste of water; constructing works without permit.
72-8-5 · [Diversion of water to other valleys; penalty.]
72-8-6 · [General penalty.]
72-9-1 · Vested and existing rights; protection.
72-9-2 · [Local or community rules and customs unaffected; authority of state engineer.]
72-9-3 · Stock water.
72-9-4 · [Federal reclamation projects unaffected.]
72-10-1 · [Community springs or tanks; election of commissioners; duties.]
72-10-2 · [Injuries or obstructions; powers of commissioners; penalty; civil liability.]
72-10-3 · [Laws applicable to community springs and tanks.]
72-10-4 · [Reservoirs; building authorized.]
72-10-5 · [Petition to county commissioners to build reservoirs; corporation.]
72-10-6 · [County to furnish tools; rock and mortar.]
72-10-7 · [Work to be done by petitioners.]
72-10-8 · [Completion of reservoir; contract with county.]
72-10-9 · [Term of contract.]
72-10-10 · [Warrants for payments under contract.]
72-11-1 · [Salt lakes free to citizens; interference with gathering of salt; penalty.]
72-12-1 · Underground waters declared to be public; applications for livestock watering, domestic and temporary uses of water.
72-12-1.1 · Underground waters; domestic use; permit.
72-12-1.2 · Underground public waters; livestock well permits.
72-12-1.3 · Underground public waters; temporary uses.
72-12-2 · [Right to use waters.]
72-12-3 · Application for use of underground water; publication of notice; permit.
72-12-3.1 · Certain ground water; finding; grant of permits; stay; exceptions.
72-12-4 · [Existing water rights recognized.]
72-12-5 · [Declaration of beneficial use; verification; recording.]
72-12-6 · [Former declarations valid.]
72-12-7 · Change of location of well; change in use on application; temporary change.
72-12-8 · Water right forfeiture.
72-12-9 · Fees and costs.
72-12-10 · [Appeal to district court.]
72-12-11 · [Violations declared misdemeanors; penalty.]
72-12-12 · License required to drill water well from "underground source.".
72-12-13 · Application; information required; fee; surety bond for drilling operation.
72-12-14 · Suspension or revocation of license; appeal; damages.
72-12-15 · [Unauthorized drilling; illegal application of water; injunction or other relief.]