43 U.S.C. § 479

Shutting off water for nonpayment of construction charge

No water shall be delivered to the lands of any water-right applicant or entryman who shall be in arrears for more than one calendar year for the payment of any annual construction charge and penalties.

( Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 6 , 38 Stat. 688 .)