Water permit for irrigation - Limitation.

89-03-02-12. Water permit for irrigation - Limitation. The department may increase the number of acres that may be irrigated on the tracts of land specified in a water permit to allow for more efficient operation of an irrigation system. A request for an increase in the number of acres must be evaluated in accordance with subdivisions a through c of subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 61-04-06. Any increase in acreage cannot exceed ten acres or ten percent of the originally approved acreage, whichever is greater. History: Effective April 1, 1989; amended effective August 1, 1994; July 1, 2014; January 1, 2023. General Authority: NDCC 61-03-13 Law Implemented: NDCC 61-04-06.2 3 4