Las Vegas Valley Water District v. Curtis Park Manor Water Users Ass'n

OPINION

In this appeal we are asked to determine whether the district court erred in granting equitable relief to respondent.

Curtis Park Manor is a subdivision of approximately 257 half-acre lots in Northwest Las Vegas. In 1957, 1958 and 1960, Alfred Swartz, as president of Curtis Park Manor Water Users Association (hereinafter “Association”), received three temporary well permits to serve a total of 145 lots in the subdivision. The subdivision has relied on these three private wells for its water since the first homes were constructed over 20 years ago.

Each permit contained the express…