Arizona Appeals Court Says State Must Consider Unknown Federal Water Rights

Mealey's (November 14, 2016, 12:36 PM EST) -- PHOENIX — An Arizona state appeals panel on Nov. 8 said the state water department did not err in finding that water was “legally available” to a developer, but it sent the case back for the determination of unquantified priority reserved water rights held by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in the development area (Robin Silver, M.D., et al. v. Pueblo del Sol Water Company, et al., No. 1 CA-CV 14-0811, Ariz. App., Div. 1; 2016 Ariz. App. LEXIS 270)....

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