Salt Lake City Corp. v. Big Ditch Irrigation Co.

Justice PARRISH,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

This case involves a water rights dispute between Salt Lake City Corporation (the City) and Big Ditch Irrigation Company (Big Ditch). The dispute has its roots in a 1905 water exchange agreement (the Agreement or the 1905 Agreement) between the City and Big Ditch. In the Agreement, Big Ditch conveyed its Big Cottonwood Creek water right to the City in exchange for the City's commitment to supply Big Ditch with a specified quantity of irrigation-quality water from City sources.

T2 Concerned that Big Ditch was infringing upon the City's water…