Amount of water that may be held in storage under a water permit.

89-03-01-01.4. Amount of water that may be held in storage under a water permit. Unless otherwise authorized by the department, any person authorized to store water, except for flood control, may only fill the reservoir to the amount authorized in the permit once each year. The reservoir will be filled during the first runoff following February first of each year. A consumptive use authorized in the water permit must be taken from the stored water. Unless otherwise authorized by the department and with the exception of water stored for flood control, any inflows to the reservoir after the reservoir has been filled for the year must be allowed to pass through the reservoir. History: Effective November 1, 1989; amended effective July 1, 2014; January 1, 2023. General Authority: NDCC 61-03-13 Law Implemented: NDCC 61-04-01.2, 61-04-02, 61-04-06.2