Arizona Statutes
§ 45-175 — Chronological preference to water in times of scarcity
Arizona·Title 45 Arizona Revised Statutes·Ch. 1 ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS·Art. 6 Rights to Water
During years when a scarcity of water exists, owners of lands shall have preference to the water for irrigation according to the dates of their appropriation or their occupation of the lands, either by themselves or their grantors. The oldest titles shall have precedence.
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