Water Rights in the Western States: The Law of Appropriation of Water as Applied Alone in Some Jurisdictions, and as Applied Together with the Common Law of Riparian Rights in Others. Federal and California Statutes in Full, with Digest of Statutes of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, and Philippine Islands. Forms

Samuel Charles Wiel

Bancroft-Whitney, 1908 - 974 pages

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HISTORICAL REVIEW A ORIGIN OF THE DOCTRINE OF APPROPRIATION 1 California before the arrival of pioneers	1

Result of Lux v Haggin 22 Riparian rights upheld in eleven States and Territories 23 Riparian rights rejected in seven States and Territories 24 In th...	2

Mexican	4

Customs of miners	5

The customs and the court	8

Irwin v Phillips	9

B DEVELOPMENT OF THE DOCTRINE 6 Irwin v Phillips followed	13

Was this new rule to be made to conform to the common law? 8 Was this judicial legislation?	15

274 When taken the water is private property	274

These principles developed	275

Only riparian proprietors have access	276

Same	277

Same C CUJUS EST SOLUM MAXIM NOT APPLIED	278

The cujus est solum doctrine	279

CHAPTER XI	280

Change of purpose	297

How far applicable to other pursuits than mining?	18

Extension beyond California	20

EARLY LEGISLATION 11 Congress and the public domain 12 Federal statutes of 1866 and 1870	21

Comments on these Federal statutes	22

State legislation	27

THE CONFLICT OVER RIPARIAN RIGHTS 15 Private title to land and new industries	28

The law and irrigation	29

Same	31

Riparian rights before Lux v Haggin	35

LOSS OF RIGHT	49

Same	59

Water the property of the public or of the State	72

Comments on the Colorado view	75

Replies to these objections	80

Same	83

Views of the supreme court of the United States	84

41 Same	89

Some inconsistencies	92

Conclusion	93

CHAPTER III	96

Priority governs	97

SameWhole stream 46 SameIn times of deficiency	98

Successive appropriations	99

To subsequent settlers	109

To prior settlers	111

Same 56 Prior settlers who hold the land in	115

Prior settlers before patent	116

Conclusions	118

CHARACTERISTICS 59 The right is usufructuary	119

No property in the corpus	120

No property in the channel	121

The right is exclusive	122

Independent of ownership or possession of land	124

Distinguished from right to a ditch 65 Real estate	126

Historically based on possession 67 Conditional 68 An incorporeal hereditament	128

Definition	129

CHAPTER IV	130

Use of existing ditches	132

Riparian owners	133

Corporations	134

B ON PRIVATE LAND 78 Introductory 79 Conflicting views 80 The principle involved is that of access C COLORADO DOCTRINE 81 Hostile a...	139

Conflicting expressions 85 Hostile appropriation	138

Government reservations	140

WHERE AN APPROPRIATION CAN BE MADE A ON PUBLIC LAND 75 The first appropriations were all on public land 76 State lands 77 Presu...	141

With consent of the landowner or by the landowner himself or against strangers to the landowner	151

By condemnation 88 Review of decisions	153

154 Water in artificial watercourse is personalty 154a Same 154b Same	154

SameAs affecting water supply contracts	155

155a SameAs affecting development of water 156 The law of natural waters does not apply to water in artificial water course	156

SameDrainage water	157

SameDrainage into a natural stream	158

Recapitulation	159

89a Government ditches on private land	160

CHAPTER VI	161

Repair of ditches	162

Damage from breaking ditches	163

Same CHAPTER X	164

Introductory	165

The original claim A THREE TESTS	166

Capacity of ditchIntermediate test	167

Beneficial useThe final test	168

Reason of these rules	169

What constitutes waste	170

Future needs	171

Same	172

Same	173

Duty of water	174

CHAPTER VII	180

Changes in course of construction G RELATING BACK	181

Parties D PROCEDURE	195

What constitutes a watercourse	91

SameSprings	92

SameSloughs	93

SameFlood or storm waters	94

SameDefinition	95

Surface tributaries	96

Navigable streams	97

Interstate streams 98a Same	98

SameKansas v Colorado	99

Artificial watercourses	100

Diffused surface water	101

Lakes and ponds	102

Swamp lands	103

The original method	105

Origin of this method	106

Ownership of land not needed	107

Distinguished from statutory method	108

109 The statutes do not apply	109

Settlement on stream banks not alone enough	110

111 Object of statutory provisions	111

Provisions chiefly declaratory only	112

Form of notice C NOTICE	113

Contents and recording of notice	114

Purpose of notice	115

The notice operates as a warning	116

Failure to post notice	117

Notice alone not enough	118

BENEFICIAL PURPOSE 119 Necessity for bona fide intention	119

What constitutes a beneficial purpose	120

Motive	121

Evidence of intention	122

Intention alone not enough	123

Origin of the doctrine	135

Effect of relation	136

Necessity for actual application and	137

Same	138

Recapitulation 139a Supplementary proceedings	139

The Wyoming method	140

Authority of State Engineer	141

142 Exclusiveness of the statutory method	142

Application for permit	143

Examination of application and issuance of permit	144

SameRejection of applications	145

Prosecution of the work	146

Issuance of certificate	147

Relation	148

Comments on operation of the statutes	149

Measurement of water	175

Unrepresented interests	196

Jurisdiction	197

Injunction	198

E DILIGENCE 124 Necessity for diligence	199

What constitutes diligence	201

Delay during legal proceedings	202

Failure to use diligence F COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION WORK 128 Completion of work	203

What constitutes completion 130 Means of diversion 131 Diversion alone	204

Wyoming method	216

CHAPTER IX	229

Necessity for public	256

Necessity for hearing and compensation	257

What is a public	258

Private enterprise as public	259

Clark v Nash	260

Summary	261

In California	262

Statement of the rule of Clark v Nash	263

Procedure	264

A question of procedure	265

CHAPTER I	266

Same	267

But one may have a right to take itA usufructuary right	273

CHAPTER XII	298

Priority	305

SameWhere the damage is only prospective	317

SameDeclaratory decree	318

Acts causing no present damage	319

Acts causing neither present nor prospective damage	320

320a SameAppropriation of surplus 321 SameDamage implied by	321

SameStorm waters	322

Same	323

Declaratory decree	324

Forms of injury	325

Pollution B PROCEDURE	326

Same 212 Practice	327

Damages	328

Decree 215 Use of physical force	329

Same	330

Crimes	331

CHAPTER XIII	332

Contracts continued	333

Contracts continued	334

Assignment	335

Conveyances B CONVEYANCES 222 Formalities on transfer	337

Operation of conveyance	338

Sale in parts	339

225 Appurtenance C APPURTENANCE 226 Appurtenance continued	340

Appurtenance continued	343

PAROL SALE	344

Parol sale	345

A ABANDONMENT 230 Abandonment is voluntary and a question of fact	349

Nonuser	354

Same	355

Discharged waste	356

Recapture	360

Parol sale or faulty deed 236 Failure of diligence in construction work	363

B FORFEITURE	364

Failure to comply with statute in appropriating 238 Smith v Hawkins	365

Forfeiture under statutes	367

ADVERSE USE 240 In general	369

Effect of adverse	371

Extent	372

Essentials	373

Continuous	374

Exclusive uninterrupted	375

Open notorious	376

Claim of rightColor of title	377

Hostile to ownerPermission 249 Invasion of rightChance to prevent	379

Same 251 Payment of taxes	381

Against the United States 253 Conclusion	382

ESTOPPEL 254 Elements of estoppel in pais	383

Estoppel by silence	384

Preparatory steps	393

Procedure	394

Certificates	395

Constitutionality	396

How far exclusive	397

Colorado method	398

Preparatory steps	399

Procedure	400

Decree and certificate	401

Constitutionality	402

Nature of the proceedings	403

Carrier or consumer	404

Riparian rights under the California doctrine	405

What corporations are in public service	409

Mutual companies B DUTIES AS QUASI PUBLIC SERVANTS	410

The common	411

Constitutional declaration C PUBLIC DUTIES	412

Must serve all the public compulsory service	413

CHAPTER II	414

Same	429

Results	437

CHAPTER III	438

Natural right	439

Part and parcel of riparian land	440

Usufructuary	443

CHAPTER IV	449

What watersWatercourses 290 Navigable streams	450

Interstate streams	451

Standing waterLakesPonds 293 Percolating water	452

LIMITATIONS ON USE OF WATERREASONABLE USE 294 Equality of riparian owners	453

Natural uses Use to support life	454

Artificial usesBusiness uses	458

Same	460

Reasonable use for irrigation	461

Same	464

Apportionment	468

Manner of use 302 Return of surplus	470

CHAPTER VI	472

Use confined to riparian land	473

What is riparian landMust touch the stream	474

305 SameReceding from the streamLand title 306 Same	476

Lux v Haggin	478

SameWithin the watershed	479

Bounded by reasonableness in each case	481

Nonriparian use by both parties 311 Conclusions as to riparian land	484

311a Indefiniteness of the common	485

CHAPTER VII	487

Same 315 Damage to a reasonable degree not wrongful 316 Damage in excess of reasonable degree	495

Pleading 334 Judgment or decree	508

CHAPTER IX	515

No abandonment	516

Avulsion 337 Adverse	517

SameIn California	527

CHAPTER X	529

PART III	533

Percolations tributary to watercourses	542

Underground lakes or artesian belts	545

A ENGLISH RULE 358 Diffused underground water 359 The English rule B KATZ v WALKINSHAW 360 The California cases 361 Katz v Walk...	548

Same	571

CHAPTER III	572

Same	576

Reasonableness as a question of fitness of purpose	577

Same	579

SameDrainage	580

As affected by degree of damage	582

Importance in mining regions	583

378a Miscellaneous rulings	585

Underground water	586

PERCOLATING WATER CONTINUED 379 Difficulty of application of the rule 380 New rule compared to riparian rights	587

New rule and the law of appropriation	588

Same	590

PART IV	590

383 Legislation	592

Same 385 Supervision of State	593

Intermediate subdivisions 387 Primary subdivisions	594

Form of decree	614

Effect of decree	615

Comments of Department of Agriculture	619

With adequate facilities	621

Without discrimination 417 At reasonable rates	631

SameRate regulation by statute	632

CHAPTER II	633

RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS FROM CORPORATIONS AS AP PROPRIATORS 423 The Colorado rule 424 Origin of the Colorado rule	640

Expressions of the rule	643

Results of the rulePriorities 8 427 Same 428 SameParties to actions CHAPTER IV	644

California 431 Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada Oregon Texas Utah Washington 432 Comments	647

CHAPTER V	654

CHAPTER VI	663

Police regulations	927

Actions by and against officials 390 Comments of Department of Agriculture 391 Water Commissioners and State Engineer in California	968

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32 Mont 85 Ibid 87 Compare Cordoza 95 Dick actually diverts Adams Colo appropriator by actual appropriator may claim Bean Mont beneficial purpose beneficially-turning more water better right Caldwell California Calkins Canal code provisions code when written Colorado Columbia Mng common law complied with.93 court Dist ditch without posting doctrine of relation easement eminent domain failure is fatal.85 failure to post footing as rivals Garringer ginning a ditch gives no right Haggin held in Weaver Idaho infra irrigation Joyce Wash Kidd Laird's claim Maeris Mantes mining Mitchell Montana Necessity for Bona Necochea Nevada nificance it embodies notice of Laird's pletion relates back Pomeroy on Riparian posting notice gives prior appropriation public lands requisites riparian owner riparian proprietor riparian rights smelter-site Smith South Dakota Stats statutes steps beyond posting stream tice tion Utah water right Watsonville wholly inopera Wolfskill Wyoming

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Title	Water Rights in the Western States: The Law of Appropriation of Water as Applied Alone in Some Jurisdictions, and as Applied Together with the Common Law of Riparian Rights in Others. Federal and California Statutes in Full, with Digest of Statutes of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana ...
Author	Samuel Charles Wiel
Edition	2
Publisher	Bancroft-Whitney, 1908
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	14 Oct 2008
Length	974 pages

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