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Irrigation districts urge fixes to prevent 'orphan' water rights; ask for signature block on plats
Summary
Representatives of the Wyoming Association of Irrigation Districts told the committee that gaps in county subdivision practice and statutory exemptions can lead to lost or orphaned irrigation rights and asked the Legislature to consider requiring irrigation-district signoff or a plan on plats and family-exemption transfers.
Cheyenne — The Wyoming Association of Irrigation Districts told the Joint Agriculture Committee June 10 that gaps in county subdivision review and family-exemption transfers are creating risk for "orphan" water rights and asked the committee to consider statutory changes requiring irrigation-district involvement earlier in subdivision and exemption processes.
Keith Kenny introduced the topic on behalf of the association and said the group represents 19 irrigation districts across nine counties and roughly half a million irrigable acres. Steve Lynn, chairman of the association, told the committee that current Title 18 language (for example Wyo. Stat. § 18-5-306) allows a developer to make…
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