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AIKINS v. ARIZ. DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES

No. 2 CA-CV 87-0074.

154 Ariz. 437 (1987)

743 P.2d 946

Forrest AIKINS and Mary Aikins, husband and wife, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. The ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, an agency of the State of Arizona; and Kathleen Ferris, Director of Water Resources, Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department A.

June 25, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite by A. Daniel Sheffield, Jr., Sheryl A. Sweany, Richard N. Morrison and Norman D. James, Phoenix, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Arizona Dept. of Water Resources by Elizabeth Ann Rieke, Scot C. Stirling and Scott D. Larmore, Phoenix, for defendants/appellees.

OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Judge.

This is an appeal from the superior court judgment which affirmed a decision of the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (Department) that appellants may not irrigate their property under the Groundwater Management Code. We affirm.

Because of Arizona's arid condition and the dwindling supply of groundwater, the legislature passed the Groundwater Management Act of 1980 (A.R.S. §§ 45-401 through -637...

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