Originally Posted by cmbdiesel

Water issues in the west are extremely important and extremely valuable. If there is any kind of scheme to deny a claimant their water, the lawyers have probably already filed a motion...

It would seem that this guy maybe didn't do his homework or live up to his agreements... Story is that he had permits for these ponds that were revoked after a period of time. Why did they cancel the permits?? The evaporative water cost was likely a factor in the original decision to grant the permits. Something caused a revocation of the permits. My guess is either poor stewardship or deliberate misuse of the captive water.