Title 42, IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE — WATER RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION

42-706. CREATION OF WATER MEASUREMENT DISTRICTS. (1) The director of the department of water resources is authorized to divide the state into water measurement districts in such manner that each public water source or sources or part thereof shall constitute a water measurement d…

42-707. DISTRICT MEETINGS -- DISTRICT HYDROGRAPHER AND ASSISTANTS -- ELECTION -- REMOVAL -- OATH AND BOND -- ADVISORY COMMITTEE -- DISTRICT TREASURER. (1) There shall be held, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, on the first Monday in November in each year comme…

42-708. REPORTS OF DISTRICT HYDROGRAPHERS. All district hydrographers shall make and certify annually a report to the department of water resources, in a form and containing the information required by the director of the department of water resources, prior to the expiration of …

42-709. MEASUREMENT OF WATER. (1) It shall be the duty of the district hydrographer to: (a) Measure the diversion from the water supply within the district by each appropriator or water user, or as the director of the department of water resources may otherwise require, and repor…

42-710. DISTRICT HYDROGRAPHER'S TERM OF SERVICE. A district hydrographer shall serve throughout the year from January 1 through December 31. The appropriators or water users of any water measurement district may, by resolution adopted at an annual meeting or at a special meeting …

42-711. EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT -- APPROVAL -- ALLOTMENT AND CHARGE AGAINST WATER USER. (1) District hydrographers shall prepare an accounting of all expenses of the district for the year. The accounting shall show: (a) The time charged to the district by each employee of the di…

42-712. PROPOSED BUDGET FOR SUCCEEDING YEAR. Each district hydrographer shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting of the appropriators or water users of the water measurement district, also prepare and file with the department of water resources a proposed budg…

42-713. BUDGET OF WATER MEASUREMENT DISTRICT -- ADOPTION AND CONTENTS -- DEBT OF APPROPRIATOR OR WATER USER. At any annual meeting the appropriators or water users must adopt a budget covering the estimated expenses of water measurements and data collection, as required in sectio…

42-714. BUDGET -- COLLECTION METHOD -- ENFORCEMENT. (1) The budget, when approved, shall be filed with the secretary of the meeting and the district treasurer and thereupon the district hydrographer shall immediately prepare and file a certified copy thereof with the director of …

42-715. DUTIES OF THE WATER MEASUREMENT DISTRICT TREASURER. (1) The water measurement district treasurer shall keep a complete, accurate and permanent record of all moneys received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the district. The water measurement district treasurer shall …