Legal Opinion
West Maricopa Combine, Inc. v. Arizona Department of Water Resources
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided June 5, 2001No. 1 CA-CV 00-0086PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMPSON, Judge
¶ 1 At issue is whether Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (A.R.S.) § 45-173 (1994 & Supp.2000) authorizes West Maricopa Combine’s (WMC) use of the Hassayampa riverbed to move Central Arizona Project (CAP) water through private property over the property owners’ objection. Both the superior court and the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) found that the private property owners’ real property rights trumped WMC’s right to access CAP water via the Hassayampa riverbed. Based on Arizona’s longstanding policy encouraging the full use of scarce water resources and…
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