Water Rights


Water rights are simply the legal right to use water. The land you purchase or own, may or may not have water rights attached to it. In the west there are primarily three systems of water law: 1) Riparian, 2) Prior Appropriation, and 3) Hybrid. The system used in each state varies and as a result, so does the actual usage included in water rights. As a landowner it is important to understand what water rights, if any, transfer in ownership and what those rights include. For more information on water rights, please see the following links:
General Water Rights Information
BLM Water Laws
Wyoming Water RightsWyoming Water Law: A Summary ReportWyoming State Engineers Office
Montana Water Law InformationMontana Water Rights InformationMontana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
South Dakota Water Law InformationSummary of South Dakota Water Laws & RulesSD Department of Environmental & Natural Resources
Colorado Water RightsColorado Division of Water Resources
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