{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-46.15.090","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 46.15.090","heading":"Preference in granting permits.","body":"When there are competing applications for water from the same source, and the source is insufficient to supply all applicants, the commissioner shall give preference first to public water supply and then to the use that alone or in combination with other foreseeable uses will constitute the most beneficial use.","path":["Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation.","Chapter 15. Water Use Act.","Article 2. Appropriation and Use of Water."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#46.15.090","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"c4da5b40adbc96cd79e50a07f1abe67f29d565a7704631811045c474d6ec9f04","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-46.15.080","next":"us-ak/as-46.15.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}