Arizona Department of Water Resources, an Agency of the State of Arizona Freeport Minerals Corporation, a Delaware…

Summary

The Court held that the statute identifies the exclusive grounds on which the water agency may deny a properly filed application to sever and transfer an existing water right. It also held that only persons alleging an interest protected by that statute may object, and Mohave County alleged no such interest or statutory violation. The Court vacated the superior court's judgment, affirmed the agency's decision, and remanded only for determination of attorney fees and related proceedings.