The priority of an appropriation shall date from the filing of the application with the Chief Water Officer of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-205
First appropriators; date of priority
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hitchcock & Red Willow Irrigation District v. Lower Platte North Natural Resources District (1987)
Most recently applied in Hitchcock & Red Willow Irrigation District v. Lower Platte North Natural Resources District (July 1987)
Laws 1895, c. 69, § 31, p. 254; R.S.1913, § 3373; Laws 1919, c. 190, tit
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