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Water Rights Before 1909

Water Rights Before 1909

539.005Purpose of chapter; rules 539.010Protection of water rights vested or initiated prior to February 24, 1909 539.015Certification of statements of claimants; oaths 539.021Determination by Water Resources Director of rights of claimants; transfer of action to director 539.030Notice of investigation of stream 539.040Notice of hearing by director 539.070Hearing by director; adjournments 539.081Fees for registration statement or statement and proof of claim; exemption; disposition 539.090Notice of right to inspect evidence, and of place of court hearing 539.100Contest of claims submitted to director; notice by contestant; service on contestee 539.110Hearing of contest; notice of; procedure 539.120Examination by director of stream and diversions in contest; record; map 539.130Findings of fact and determination of director; certification of proceedings; filing in court; fixing time for hearing by court; notice; force of director’s determination 539.140Water right certificates 539.150Court proceedings to review determination of director 539.160Transmittal of copy of decree to department; instructions to watermasters 539.170Division of water pending hearing 539.180Bond or irrevocable letter of credit to stay operation of director’s determination; notice to watermaster 539.190Rehearing by circuit court 539.200Conclusiveness of determinations as to water rights 539.210Duty of claimants to appear and submit proof; nonappearance as forfeiture; intervention in proceedings 539.220Procedure when rights to same stream have been determined in different proceedings 539.230Notice of need to file registration statement; publication requirements; additional methods of providing notice 539.240Claim to undetermined right to appropriate surface water; registration statement; contents; effect of failure to file; recognizing changes to right; rules