Markiewicz v. Salt River Valley Water Users' Ass'n

OPINION

HAIRE, Presiding Judge.

Appellants, a group of homeowners, sued the appellees Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association (the Association) and Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (the District) when appellants’ homes were damaged by water escaping from the Arizona Canal. The Arizona Canal is operated by the Association, as agent for the District.

The facts giving rise to this action are as follows. The Arizona Canal crosses the Salt River Valley in a generally east-to-west direction. It runs from Granite Reef Dam on the Salt River east of metropolitan Phoenix,…