Alaska Statutes
Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation
Chapter 15. Water Use Act

Article 1. Administration.

Sec. 46.15.010. Determination of water rights. - The Department of Natural Resources shall determine and adjudicate rights...

Sec. 46.15.020. Authority and duties of the commissioner. - (a) The commissioner shall exercise all those powers and do...

Article 2. Appropriation and Use of Water.

Sec. 46.15.030. Water reserved to the people. - Wherever occurring in a natural state, the water is reserved...

Sec. 46.15.035. Appropriation or removal of water out of hydrologic units to other hydrologic units; water conservation fee; reservation of water for fish. - (a) Water may not be removed from the hydrologic unit...

Sec. 46.15.037. Sale of water by the state. - (a) The commissioner may provide for the sale of water...

Sec. 46.15.040. Right to appropriate. - (a) A right to appropriate water can be acquired only...

Sec. 46.15.050. Priority. - (a) Priority of appropriation gives prior right. Priority of appropriation...

Sec. 46.15.060. Existing rights. - A water right acquired by law before July 1, 1966...

Sec. 46.15.065. Determination of existing rights. - (a) A claimant of an existing right under AS 46.15.060...

Sec. 46.15.080. Criteria for issuance of permit. - (a) The commissioner shall issue a permit if the commissioner...

Sec. 46.15.090. Preference in granting permits. - When there are competing applications for water from the same...

Sec. 46.15.100. Terms of permit. - The commissioner may issue a permit for less than the...

Sec. 46.15.110. Time for construction and completion. - A permit may place a time limit for beginning construction...

Sec. 46.15.120. Certificates. - Upon completion of construction of the works and commencement of...

Sec. 46.15.133. Notices; objections. - (a) If the commissioner proposes a sale of water or...

Sec. 46.15.140. Abandonment, forfeiture, and reversion of appropriations. - (a) The commissioner may declare an appropriation to be wholly...

Sec. 46.15.145. Reservation of water. - (a) The state, an agency or a political subdivision of...

Sec. 46.15.150. Preferred use. - (a) An applicant who asserts and proves a preferred use...

Sec. 46.15.155. Authorization for temporary use of water. - (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, the commissioner...

Sec. 46.15.160. Transfer and change of appropriations. - (a) The right to use water under an appropriation or...

Sec. 46.15.165. Administrative adjudications. - (a) The commissioner may, by order, initiate an administrative adjudication...

Sec. 46.15.166. Judicial adjudications. - (a) Instead of initiating an adjudication under AS 46.15.165, the...

Sec. 46.15.167. Effect of decision. - The final order of the commissioner under AS 46.15.165 and...

Sec. 46.15.168. Other actions. - (a) The state may timely intervene as a party in...

Sec. 46.15.169. Federal reserved water rights. - This chapter does not represent a commitment by the state...

Sec. 46.15.170. Effect of recording. - (a) A deed, lease, contract, assignment of permit, or other...

Sec. 46.15.175. Termination of permit for violation. - (a) If the commissioner has reason to believe that a...

Sec. 46.15.180. Crimes. - (a) A person may not (1) construct works for an...

Sec. 46.15.185. Appeals. - Appeals to the superior court under this chapter are subject...

Article 3. Water Resources Board.

Sec. 46.15.190. The Water Resources Board. - There is created the Water Resources Board composed of seven...

Sec. 46.15.200. Term of office. - The term of office for members of the board is...

Sec. 46.15.210. Duties of the board. - The board shall inform and advise the governor on all...

Sec. 46.15.220. Board meetings. - The board shall hold one regular meeting annually at the...

Sec. 46.15.230. Public meetings. - The board may hold and conduct public meetings at any...

Sec. 46.15.240. Compensation of board members. - Each member of the board is entitled to travel expenses...

Article 4. General Provisions.

Sec. 46.15.250. Enforcement authority. - The following persons are peace officers of the state and...

Sec. 46.15.255. Enforcement and costs. - (a) In addition to a penalty imposed under AS 46.15.180...

Sec. 46.15.256. Data collection authority. - To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner...

Sec. 46.15.260. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “appropriate”...

Sec. 46.15.270. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Water Use...