Water permits and their exceptions
N.D.C.C. 61-04-02 requires a water permit from the Department of Water Resources before building works to appropriate water. Domestic, livestock, and fish, wildlife and other recreational uses are exempt, though the user must report the location and capacity of the works.
Any impoundment holding more than 12.5 acre-feet, or any well taking more than 12.5 acre-feet a year, needs a permit regardless of use. Exempt users may still apply for a permit to lock in a priority date, the date that sets their place in line against other users. Before issuing a permit, the department must find that prior appropriators won't be unduly affected.
Why North Dakota isn't on the map yet
The only bulk download of permits is a legacy form that could break without notice, and individual permit pages can't be linked by permit number, so the map couldn't send you to the official record.