{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-46.15.150","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 46.15.150","heading":"Preferred use.","body":"(a) An applicant who asserts and proves a preferred use shall be granted a permit and shall be granted preference over other appropriators. A preferred use of water is for a public water supply.\n(b) To be entitled to a preference an applicant must show that the applicant's use will be prevented or substantially interfered with by a prior appropriation; the use is a preferred use; the applicant agrees to compensate a permit or certificate holder for the prior appropriation for any damages sustained by the preferred use; and other information that the commissioner requires by regulation.","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#46.15.150","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"4caaf1162318e927305dcfa65f4c3aac95b099756a68436924d5f468ebeefbfe","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-46.15.147","next":"us-ak/as-46.15.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}