State Engineer's Office: change applications noted; closed basins require 2 acre‑foot relinquishment for new lots

Apr 28, 2025

Curtis of the State Engineer's Office reviewed change applications including Meadow Valley Ranchos and noted that in closed basins creating a new lot requires relinquishing 2 acre‑feet of water rights; commissioners discussed past relinquishments and asked for price data in future reports.

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Curtis, representing the State Engineer's Office, told the commission the closest entry in the year's report was Meadow Valley Ranchos and characterized it as a change application rather than new appropriations of water.

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