61-03-19. Decree adjudicating water rights - Filing - Contents

61-03-19. Decree adjudicating water rights - Filing - Contents Upon the adjudication of the rights to the use of the waters of a stream system, a certified copy of the decree must be prepared by the clerk of the court at the cost of the parties, and must be filed in the department. The decree must declare the water right adjudged to each party, the priority, amount, purpose, and place of use, and, as to water used for irrigation, the specific tracts of land to which the right is appurtenant, with any other conditions necessary to define the right and the priority of the right.