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Rights to Water (Arizona Revised Statutes: Title 45 Waters; Chapter 1 Administration and General Provisions; Article 6)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Arizona
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Water rights Freshwater resources management Surface water Property rights Dispute settlement Water shortage/drought
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This article of the Arizona Revised Statutes concerns rights to water. More specifically, it provides for effect of chapter on vested water rights; transfer of water rights, application, limitations and required consent; use of natural waterway to carry water of another or for other water projects and dispute over division of waters; using bed of stream as carrier of reservoir waters; and chronological preference to water in times of scarcity.

Full text
English
Website
www.azleg.gov