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Mr. XJB. Bennett #3 state engineer to reject said application and refuse to Issue the permit asked far." Therefore, the state engineer probably would reject an application to appropriate meter in any of the land surrounding the fire forty aere pareels in the event that the water Company should sell the balance of its lead. However, there mould he mi protection to the mater ecopany if the state engineer mould conclude that eueh proposed appropriations of mater mould sot impair the value of existing rights, or he otherwise determents! to the public mslfar*. There is another Aet mhleh mas aaended in 19**7 (7993*11- 7993*21, MCL 19^3~19*>9 Supp) relative to the conservation and distribution of underground maters and which mould afford sons additional protection to the company in the foregoing situation. This Act gives extent lee powers to the state engineer, provided that the provisions of this Act are invoked by 15Jt or acre of the owners of veils in any particular artesian basin. 1 aa not advised as to whether this has ever been done in the las Vegas Artesian Basin, but it is ay belief that the las Vegas Artesian Basin is not nor administered under the provisions of this Act. Sincerely, CMC/b CALVIN M. COSOf
