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While reviewing a transaction in Gila County, a farmer with an older surface-water right wants to shift the right to a different purpose and place of use without any legal process. Which outcome best matches current Arizona practice?

Correct Answer

C) changes in use or place are not automatic merely because a prior right exists; Arizona water law still governs the change

Under ADWR materials; Arizona water law, changes in use or place are not automatic merely because a prior right exists; Arizona water law still governs the change.

Answer Options
A
an appropriator may freely move the right to any use or location without legal review
B
changes matter only to groundwater wells and not surface water rights
C
changes in use or place are not automatic merely because a prior right exists; Arizona water law still governs the change
D
water rights may be changed only by private handshake under current Arizona law

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