Water turned into any natural or artificial watercourse by any party entitled to the use of the water may be reclaimed below and diverted from the watercourse by the party, subject to existing rights, due allowance for losses being made, as determined by the department of water resources.
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-01-05
Reclaiming waters turned into natural or artificial watercourse
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