Vandehey v. Wheeler’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “in order that the defendants State Engineer and Watermaster may regulate and measure the flow of water to plaintiffs. It is defendants' contention that they are merely enforcing the conditions of plaintiffs' water rights which restrict plaintiffs' rights to appropriate water to specified amounts and require regulation of the amount of water appropriated. Plaintiffs' principal contentions are that their water could be as well measured at the point where they receive it into”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vandehey v. Wheeler

2. “In 1968 plaintiff Spiering petitioned the State Engineer for and was allowed a change in his point of diversion from Section 18 to Section 13, so that his point of diversion would coincide with that of Vandehey and Vanderzanden in Section 13. Thus, in this case, all of the relevant water rights of the plaintiffs to appropriate water from West Dairy Creek describe a point of diversion on West Dairy Creek in Section 13, which is the site of”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vandehey v. Wheeler

3. “It is often provided by statute that an appropriator wishing to make a change in his point of diversion * * * shall first make application or petition to, and obtain the approval or permit of, a designated officer or tribunal. Such statutes have been enacted for the purpose of avoiding confusion and perfecting or preserving the record of water rights, and to put a stop to a multiplicity of actions because of such changes. * * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vandehey v. Wheeler