Dovel v. Dobson

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a water rights case concerning the transfer of one water right and a permit for another water right. The primary issue presented is whether there is substantial and competent evidence to support the decision of the director (the director) of the Department of Water Resources (the department) approving the transfer and the permit.

We affirm the decision of the director. We also conclude that the director imposed sufficient conditions on the transfer and the permit to protect prior appropriators and the local public interest. We do not address the portion of the…