Orchard City Irrigation District v. Whitten

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• holding that a storage right may only fill onee per year
• observing that a decree must be construed in light of the facts that gave it birth and must be limited by the issue presented in the statement of claim
• observing that a decree must be construed in light of the facts that gave it birth and must be limited by the issue presented in the statement of claim
• limiting reservoir to one annual fill from multiple sources according to the terms of the decreed capacity of the reservoir
• to same effect as Colorado River Water Conservation District v. Rocky Mountain Power Co .
• when construction of a decree is necessary, it must first be construed in the light of its underlying record

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