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Show 664 GROUND WATER RIGHTS ground water may agree to a method or scheme of control of withdrawals, apportionment, rotation, or proration, subject to approval of the State Engineer.296 Applications for permits to appropriate ground water from a designated critical area may be approved if there are unappropriated waters, the proposed means of diversion are adequate, the proposed location of the well does not conflict with any regulation on spacing or distributing wells, and the proposed use would not be detrimental to the public interest.297 296Id. § 41-132(b). 291Id. § 41-140. With respect to the issuance of ground water use permits outside of designated critical ground water areas, see "Percolating Waters-Wyoming," supra. |
