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Wyo. Stat. § 41-3-303 (2026)

Use of stored water.

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The use of water stored under the provisions of this chapter may
be acquired under such terms as shall be agreed upon by and
between the parties in interest. Lands entitled to the use of
water in any reservoir may use the water stored therein, and to
which they are entitled, at such times and in such amounts as
the water users may elect, provided that a beneficial use of
water is made at all times.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2007 · leading case: In Re the Gen. Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Big Horn River Sys., 2004 WY 21 (Wyo. 2003).
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In Re the Gen. Adjudication of All Rights to Use Water in the Big Horn River Sys., 2004 WY 21 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 2× “; (2) “[t]he use of water stored under [reservoir permits] may be acquired under such terms as shall be agreed upon by and between the parties in interest,” see Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 41-3-303 (LexisNexis 2003); (3) a reservoir owner shall “be held to be the owner of the right to…”
Bentley v. Dir. of Off. State Lands, 2007 WY 94 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 2× “By contrast, as set forth in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 41-3-303 (LexisNexis 2005), the use of stored reservoir water may be acquired by agreement: The use of water stored under the provisions of this chapter may be acquired under such terms as shall be agreed upon by and between the…”
Bentley v. Dir. of the Off. of State Lands & Investments, 160 P.3d 1109 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 2× “By contrast, as set forth in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 41-3-303 (LexisNexis 2005), the use of stored reservoir water may be acquired by agreement: The use of water stored under the provisions of this chapter may be acquired under such terms as shall be agreed upon by and between the…”
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