Procedures A water right permit to appropriate water allows a person to make a private, beneficial use of a public resource.
Any interested person is welcome to participate in the procedure used to process an application.
Upon receipt of a completed application for a water right permit, a report is prepared by the Water Rights Program. Recommendations typically include one or more qualifications including certain restrictions, limitations, or other responsibilities for the applicant to fulfill. A copy of the report and recommendation is provided to the applicant and anyone else is provided a copy upon request. Notice is to be published once a week for two successive weeks. The notice provides a brief description of the proposed water use project, the recommendation of the chief engineer, a statement of how to participate in a hearing on the application, as well as other procedural requirements.