Arizona Supreme Court Addresses Whether Unquantified Federal Reserved Water Rights Must be Considered in a Designation of Adequate Water Supply

Originally published in Journal of Water, Summer 2018

In August, the Arizona Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, issued a ruling affirming a conclusion by the Arizona Department of Water Resources that there is an adequate water supply for a proposed development in Cochise County.

Castle & Cook, Inc., has proposed to construct approximately 7,000 residential and commercial units on 4,800 acres of land near th…