Section 11 AAC 93.115 - Closure of an application for a water rightThe commissioner may close a pending water right application and the department's application file if
(1) the applicant informs the commissioner, in writing, or by filing a notice of relinquishment, that the applicant has abandoned plans to develop the water source or use, in which case the commissioner may close the application without further correspondence with the applicant;(2) the applicant informs the commissioner orally that the applicant has abandoned plans to develop the water source or use, in which case the commissioner will notify the applicant in writing that the application is closed as a consequence of the oral notice;(3) the commissioner is unable to locate the applicant by certified mail at the address on file in order to adjudicate the application, in which case the commissioner may close the application without further correspondence with the applicant;(4) the applicant fails to provide information requested under 11 AAC 93.070 or fails to complete the newspaper notice of the proposed appropriation, in which case the commissioner will notify the applicant by certified mail that the application has been closed, noting the reason for and effective date of the closure.Eff. 11/7/90, Register 116; am 7/7/2024, Register 251, October 2024Authority:AS 46.15.020
AS 46.15.133