Robin Silver v. Pueblo Del Sol Water Co

JUSTICE LOPEZ, opinion of the Court:

¶ 1 The issue in this case is whether the Arizona Department of Water Resources ("ADWR") is required to consider unquantified federal reserved water rights when it determines whether a developer has an adequate water supply for purposes of A.R.S. § 45-108. We hold that the statute does not require ADWR to do so.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 This case arises out of a 2013 adequate water supply designation by ADWR approving Pueblo Del Sol Water Company's ("Pueblo") application to supply water to a proposed development in Cochise County. Pueblo was formed…