In case the water supply shall not be sufficient to supply continuously the lands susceptible of irrigation therefrom, the board shall apportion in a just and equitable proportion, a certain amount of such water upon certain or alternate days to different localities as in its judgment may be best for the interests of all parties concerned, and with due regard to the legal and equitable rights of all.
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-07-17
Apportionment of water when supply insufficient
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