When there are competing applications for water from the same source, and the source is insufficient to supply all applicants, the department of water resources shall adhere to the following order of priority:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 61-04-06.1

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

1.    Domestic use.

2.    Municipal or public use.

3.    Livestock use.

4.    Irrigation use.

5.    Industrial use.

6.    Fish, wildlife, and other recreational uses.