Emergency or temporary authorization.

89-03-01-10. Emergency or temporary authorization. An application for a temporary water permit must be made on the form provided by the department. In that request, the applicant must indicate the purpose for which water will be used, water quantity needed, proposed point of diversion, type of use, withdrawal rate, water source, proposed use dates, and applicant's address. The department will evaluate the request and, if it is granted, the department will list on the temporary water permit the conditions that govern the appropriation. An applicant for emergency water use, if the situation warrants, may call the department requesting immediate water use. Following an oral request and oral approval by the department for authorization, a temporary application form must be submitted. The applicant for a temporary water permit is responsible for all damages that may be caused to other appropriators or any other individual because of the emergency or temporary water use. History: Effective April 1, 1989; amended effective July 1, 2014; January 1, 2023. General Authority: NDCC 61-03-13 Law Implemented: NDCC 61-04-02.1