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Show CURRENT STATUS 527 In an action to determine rights of parties in an irrigation ditch owned by a partnership, tenants in common, or corporation, the judge may appoint a water commissioner to serve during pendency of the action. After such adjudication, on application of owners of at least 10 percent of the ditch waters, the judge may appoint a commissioner to distribute water according to provisions of the decree.64 Nebraska The Department of Water Resources has jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to water rights for useful purposes,65 including supervisory control over water distribution in accordance with rights of prior appropriation.66 The State is divided into two water divisions, each of which crosses the entire State from west to east.67 The Department divides each water division into subdivisions and each subdivision into water districts.68 Divisions are headed by division engineers and water districts by water commissioners.69 Under the direction of the Department, division engineers have immediate direction and control of the water commissioners, who perform such duties as are assigned to them by the Department.70 Nevada The State Engineer divides the State into water districts as necessary,71 and divides or causes to be divided the waters of natural sources among claimants, according to their several rights.72 He appoints water commissioners, subject to court confirmation.73 After an order of determination in a special statutory proceeding has been filed in court, distribution by the State Engineer and commissioners is under the court's supervision and control. These adminstra- tive officials are deemed officers of the court in making distribution pursuant to such determination or to the court's decree.74 In addition, in a private suit, water rights may be administered by the State Engineer pursuant to the final decree-a separate and distinct matter from administration of a decree entered in a special statutory proceeding. It is effected by order of the court that entered the decree, after petition of water users and hearing of objections, and its use is within the discretion of the court 64Mont. Rev. Codes Ann. § § 89-1017 to -1024 (1964). "Nebr. Rev. Stat. § 46-209 (1968). 66Id. § 46-219. 61Id. § § 46-215 to -217. "Id. § 46-222. 69Id. §§ 46-218 and-223. 70Id. §§ 46-218 and-224. 71Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.300 (Supp. 1967). 72/d § 533.305(1). "Id. § 533.270(1). 74Id. § 533.220(1). |