Practice question
A permit applicant says meeting the applicant-status requirements in Article 15 obliges approval regardless of prior permits, water availability or adverse effects. The application is disputed on those very grounds. Apply Article 16.
- The applicant is necessarily entitled to unconditional approval.
- The decision must consider the statutory factors; applicant qualification alone does not erase them.
- Protests must always be kept secret and ignored.
- Prior permits can never matter.
- The applicant's preferred volume conclusively determines availability.
Legal references
- PD1067, Water Code Articles13–16; https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1976/pd_1067_1976.html
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