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Show rime Limit Extended ExtendedI ExtendedFor ExtendedFor ExtendedFor I For Water Filings FIlmgs FilingsUnderground FilingsUnderground Underground water users who 'vho vho whohwe 'vhohive ' whohive hwe hive neglected negl"ctcd neglctcd " to file tile claims clailm > to totheir totheir totheir their \ wells \ ells drains drams and tunnels be before before before fore the recent deadline set by tCJl- tCJl tat tCJlhst tatlast to tolist - < -list list - hst last state leg legi legs ] latureI lature \I I \ will 111 still stlll have have'ln havein havein 1 'ln ln in ' opponuniti opponul1lt opportunity to ao so 50 accordingto according i to an op men mcn nrcn of the stite st'1.te st1.te st1te state ' . at orney orneygenel orneygenet orneygeneial genel genet al alThe alThe The opinion cpmion cpinion held that the state stateengineer staleengineer : lngineer engineer co Id not refuse and and'thou andshou 'thou thou ' hou d fie fle any claim ; pres Jres Fres nted ntedfor ntedfor ntedfor for undei undel under ground \ " witel "itel itel \ 1.tel 1tel ' . since smce tfr tre ti'e tie trematter ti'ematter ' matter would untlmately untimately have tc to tobe tcbo > bc be settled by the courtOwners court courtOwners Owners O\\ners O ners \ who have net nct filed filedshould filedshould should do so to protect their thelr "ater ater water "aterlights waterrights " watellights lights rights In an any am particular area T 1 i H Humpherys Humphery " state engineer said saidsecuring saidSecuring saidSecuring securing of water rights TIghts Is an 1m im 1mportnt importent im.portint importint . port\nt port nt portent ' \ factor in determining lana lanavalue Lanavalues landvalue value- value values valuehe " - he point d outIt outI out outp I p- p It pIs * - Is neces necessary . ary for t tic 1e ie stat state stateengineer stateengineer < : engineer to know o " . ' existing e't15t1ng et15t1ng ' right righter righterwhen rightswhen ' > when consld consrd consid-rins consid rins - rinl1 rinrz : nc ne no v " fli fi1 fil n nfs ngs ? s M r rthan rthan rthan than 19 19000 000 underground water waterchims waterclaims waterclaims chims claims have been filed sin sm e a P'1s P1s piss pissage ' pissage age of the law in ill m 1935 The fll1ng flung fll1ngflE flungfte filingfi.e filingfie flE fte . : i Is , $2 2 $250 250 $ 50 and ancy and ' ' when a claim 1 is isonlP Isonrp , . onrp onlP , "led led flIed IMed " it b ccrrcs ccrres ccmcs a 0 . perrranent pcrn'anent pcrnanent perrranentrecord pcrn'anentrecord pcrrranenirecord ' record No refillngs111 refilings refillngs \ will \\111 111 \ bo b requii reqUl requn requiij requnl ! j l u anv one chi cliff cliin cliinAltr'OLgh n nAltrm.gh nMtr'ot Mtr'ot Mtrot Altr'OLgh AltrOLgh Altrm.gh Altrmgh ' ' . gh there aie ale are still stlll a nun nunJer nun.ter nunjer record Jrd and un e c eccunted cecunted ccounted Jer .ter ter . rf \ ' \ ells els ! en cn rec ccunted ecunted for by claim 11 It is lS believed believedowners belle\ecowners belle ecowners lIe'ed lIeed lIe'edowners \ ' owners havp havE " failed faletI ! to claim In inma'ry irma-iy irma iy 1may may ma'ry mary . , ' - Instances because bE"cause " t e p we 1- 1 1have i i'ba\e i'ba iba e - . , ' to fila flee filai fleelarms fil ' have \ noalue no \ value \alue alue . .Failure Failure . laims lams larms ] according accordmg to statp state stat ? 19 I ? v vevidence 1 is isevidence " cvldcnce evidence of Intent to abandonIn abandon abandonIn In order to clear the recordso\ recordso recordsov rE'cord rEcord records recordsoneis ' , d cf worthlpsi worthlps worthless ' ! wells ar arp are ! ' as\ as ask ased asked ash.ed ashed ! \ . . 0\ 0 ov 0nelS \ \ neis nelS ed to f file e a cullfic'1.te cullfic1.te cullfic1te ccrtificlte cert Incite ' . ol of abo.ndcn abondcn abandon abo.ndcnmcnt abandonmerit abandonmcnt . mcnt merit \ ' vith 1th lth ' the stat stato " cngineci engmeCl engmeci and an < I ' ' 't t ' t tt-e tt e tl-'e tl 'e the - ' - safe arre care ti'e tie tJ1e tl"te tlte " ' " " ' l IP ! ' P1V w PIVP " 1'1t 11t t-ttt t ttt ' ' - ' ! l 1 l 1tlon ltions 'tlons tlons ' , tlon tions ' ! for plugging the " wells "els els ! Un UnIE8 Unless Unless ' IE8 less ' ' a slat cla.in clain clal11 . a is 1'1 11 ' file filed for ae a \ we \\e e \ I Iand Iand Iand and a right nght o 0 the ' water e a ' tiM t'1-1 t'1 t1 1 til'1 til1 ' ! ' - ' > , ed it should hould tihould be permanent termanmtly permanently : Plugged to prevent , , preventga , t In tIn pluggln plugging , ga , aote * k t ) a lIeltoshould aeilshould should be shut off olt oft lIelto aeil 11 ! : aa oltat oftat a ata wad ct cf burla burlap at " il4 il4I " I ri ) ricr icr cr te to sacked and andramp anri ramp , or ori b } ? ' into place andral11l11"j ral11l11"j ral11l11j " the ItII4 ItII4cement top top3 top3tcment . nU4 " tcment l.ement lement cement kwell and sand 'land land ' " . . , In Tn " ! ! 1made WE ftJWE well : II the flmng filling flung ftJ made tmade Ironl troni the t ti i up of clay sana sanaa sandal a . |