73-4-5. Statements by claimants.
Each person claiming a right to use any water of such river system or water source shall,
within ninety days after the completed service of the notice of completion of survey prescribed by
Section 73-4-3 hereof, file in the office of the clerk of the district court a statement in writing
which shall be signed and verified by the oath of the claimant, and shall include as near as may be
the following: The name and post-office address of the person making the claim; the nature of the
use on which the claim of appropriation is based; the flow of water used in cubic feet per second
or the quantity of water stored in acre-feet, and the time during which it has been used each year;
the name of the stream or other source from which the water is diverted, the point on such stream
or source where the water is diverted, and the nature of the diverting works; the date when the
first work for diverting the water was begun, and the nature of such work; the date when the
water was first used, the flow in cubic feet per second or the quantity of water stored in acre-feet,
and the time during which the water was used the first year; and the place and manner of present
use; and such other facts as will clearly define the extent and nature of the appropriation claimed,
or as may be required by the blank form which shall be furnished by the state engineer under the
direction of the court.
No Change Since 1953
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