§ 171.14 - Carriage agreements and water right applications.

(a) Pine River Indian Irrigation Proj-ect, Colorado. If the Area Director determines that there is sufficient capacity in the project's carriage and/or distribution system in excess of that required by the project he is authorized to enter into carriage agreements with non-project water users to convey non-project water through project facilities for delivery to non-project lands.

(b) Uintah Indian Irrigation Project, Utah. If the Superintendent determines that there is sufficient capacity in the irrigation project's carriage and/or distribution system in excess of that required by the project, he is authorized to enter into carriage agreements with non-project water users to convey non-project lands. The Superintendent is also authorized to enter into carriage agreements with private irrigation or ditch companies for the conveyance of project water through non-project facilities for delivery to isolated Indian lands that cannot be served from project facilities.

(c) Wapato Irrigation Project, Washington. The Project Engineer is authorized to execute water right applications submitted by landowners in the project on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior. Such applications should be submitted on the approved Departmental form.