Section 46.15.150. Preferred use.

   (a) An applicant who asserts and proves a preferred use shall be granted a permit and shall be granted preference over other appropriators.  A preferred use of water is for a public water supply.
   (b) To be entitled to a preference an applicant must show that the applicant's use will be prevented or substantially interfered with by a prior appropriation; the use is a preferred use; the applicant agrees to compensate a permit or certificate holder for the prior appropriation for any damages sustained by the preferred use; and other information that the commissioner requires by regulation.

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Implemented As

11 AAC 93.230
11 AAC 93.240
11 AAC 93.250
11 AAC 93.260

History

(Sec. 1 ch 50 SLA 1966)