Arizona Federal Judge: 2 Landowners Forfeited Decreed Water Rights By Nonuse

Mealey's (April 18, 2023, 8:11 AM EDT) -- TUCSON, Ariz. — An Arizona federal judge has ruled that two landowners forfeited their decreed rights to Gila River water for not putting the rights to beneficial use for five consecutive years, rejecting arguments that previous floods made the land unsuitable for irrigation and cultivation....