Utah State Eng'r v. Johnson (In Re Utah Lake & Jordan River)

POHLMAN, Judge:

¶1 Evan Johnson appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Utah State Engineer (Engineer), whereby the court dismissed Johnson's objection to Engineer's Amendment to the Proposed Determination (the Amendment) for the Goshen Valley Subdivision and affirmed the Amendment. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶2 This case involves adjudication of water rights within the drainage area of Utah Lake and Jordan River. In 1981, Johnson's predecessor in interest, the East Warm Creek Irrigation and Canal Company (the Company), filed a statement of water user's claim (the Original…