R655-3-5. Maps and Mapping Standards for Reports of Conveyance

  5.1 Maps are required when a water right is conveyed as an appurtenance to property. A map is a graphical depiction of the water right place of use overlain by the metes and bounds description of the property conveyed in a land deed demonstrating graphically and to scale the portion of the water right which is appurtenant to the property described.

  5.2 Maps shall meet the following standards:

  5.2.1 Maps must be legible.

  5.2.2 Maps may be 8 1/2 x 11 or 8 1/2 x 14 inches in size.

  5.2.3 Maps are to state the water right number conveyed.

  5.2.4 Maps are to include a north arrow.

  5.2.5 Maps are to be drawn to scale with a graphical scale bar contained thereon.

  5.2.6 Maps are to include appropriate Public Land Survey lines and labelled with section(s), township, range, and base and meridian.

  5.2.7 At least one section corner location or appropriate survey tie is to be shown on the map and labelled as such.

  5.2.8 Maps are to include and depict the entire parcel described as conveyed on the land deed and the actual acreage of the parcel.

  5.2.9 Maps are to show by hatching or shading the authorized place of use of the water right which is appurtenant to land described in a land deed.

  5.2.10 Maps are to show any reservations from the property including property described by language such as "less and excepting" in the overall property description.

  5.2.11 Each deed submitted must have a map accompanying it unless the property description in every deed is identical.

  5.2.12 Maps should include a legend containing an identifier for the deed mapped, parcel numbers, subdivision name and lot numbers, and any other information needed to connect the map to the deed in a clear and consistent manner.

  5.3 The accuracy and completeness of maps are the responsibility of the professional preparing the Report of Conveyance. Additional information may be required by the Division of Water Rights to adequately identify the property to which water rights are appurtenant or the place of use of a portion of a water right being conveyed.