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Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 41-3-916 (2026)

Priority of rights when 1 source of supply.

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Where underground waters in different aquifers are so
interconnected as to constitute in fact one source of supply, or
where underground waters and the waters of surface streams are
so interconnected as to constitute in fact one source of supply,
priorities of rights to the use of all such interconnected
waters shall be correlated and such single schedule of
priorities shall relate to the whole common water supply. The
state engineer may by order adopt any of the corrective controls
specified in W.S. 41-3-915.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1988–1988 · leading case: In Re Rights to Use Water in Big Horn River, 753 P.2d 76 (Wyo. 1988).
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In Re Rights to Use Water in Big Horn River, 753 P.2d 76 (Wyo. 1988). “See § 41-3-916, W.S. 1977 (where underground and surface waters are "so interconnected as to constitute in fact one source of supply," a single schedule of priorities shall be made); Final Report to the President and to the Congress by the National Water Commission, Water…”
State v. Owl Creek Irrigation Dist. Members, 753 P.2d 76 (Wyo. 1988). “See § 41-3-916, W.S.1977 (where underground and surface waters are “so interconnected as to constitute in fact one source of supply,” a single schedule of priorities shall be made); Final Report to the President and to the Congress by the National Water Commission, Water…”
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