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Drainage Districts (Wyoming Statutes: Title 41 - Water; Chapter 9)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Wyoming
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Drainage/land reclamation Governance Institution Local government Procedural matters Waterworks Public health
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Wyoming Statutes regulates drainage districts. Whenever a majority of the adult owners of lands within any district of land, who shall represent one-third in area of the lands within said district to be reclaimed or benefited, or whenever the adult owners of more than one-half of the lands within such district desire to construct one (1) or more drains, ditches, levees, or other works across the lands of others, for the promotion of the public health or welfare, and the drainage of said lands, or desire to maintain and keep in repair any such drain, ditch or levee heretofore constructed under any law of this state, such owners may file in the district court of any county in which the lands, or any part of them, shall lie, a petition requesting to establish a drainage district.

Full text
English
Website
www.wyoleg.gov