Arizona Title 45 - Waters
Chapter 1 - ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 - Department of Water Resources
- §45-101 Definitions
- §45-102 Department of water resources; director; appointment; qualifications; compensation
- §45-103 Scope of authority and responsibility of department and director
- §45-104 Department organization; deputy directors; employees; legal counsel; branch offices
- §45-105 Powers and duties of director
- §45-106 Limitation of powers
- §45-107 Cooperation with the secretary of the interior of the United States
- §45-107.01 Waiver of rights to return flow credits
- §45-108 Evaluation of subdivision water supply
- §45-109 Division of state into water districts; district water superintendent
- §45-110 Duties of superintendent; injunctive relief of injured water user
- §45-111 Annual report by director
- §45-112 Violations; classification; enforcement
- §45-113 Fees; refunds
- §45-114 Administrative proceedings; rehearing or review; judicial review
- §45-115 Production and copying fund; use; account; nonreversion
- §45-116 Publication and mailing fund; use; account; nonreversion
Article 3 - Bodies of Water
- §45-131 Definitions
- §45-132 Filling large bodies of water for landscape, scenic or recreational purposes prohibited; exceptions; preemption
- §45-133 Permit for interim water use; application; fee; surcharge on use of groundwater
- §45-134 Temporary emergency permit for use of surface water or groundwater in body of water
- §45-135 Inspections; investigations
- §45-136 Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearings; injunctive relief
- §45-137 Civil penalties
- §45-138 Burden of proof
- §45-139 Violation; classification
- §45-139.01 Notice of source of water used to fill or refill body of water
- §45-139.02 Effect on legal status of effluent
Article 4 - Public Nature and Use of Surface Water
Article 5 - Appropriation of Water
- §45-151 Right of appropriation; permitted uses; water rights in stockponds; federal lands
- §45-152 Application for permit to appropriate water
- §45-153 Criteria for approval or rejection of applications; restrictions on approval
- §45-154 Correction of defective application
- §45-155 Requiring additional information on application
- §45-156 Legislative authorization for appropriation of water to generate power; change in use
- §45-157 Relative value of uses
- §45-158 Effect of approval or rejection of application
- §45-159 Conditions of acceptance of permit
- §45-160 Limitation on time of completion of construction; exception
- §45-161 Applications for reservoir permits; secondary permits for water
- §45-162 Certificate of water right; time limitation on use of water for power purposes
- §45-163 Assignments
- §45-164 Registry; reporting
- §45-165 Application for interstate operations
- §45-166 Approval for appropriation of waters for generating electric energy
Article 6 - Rights to Water
- §45-171 Effect of chapter on vested water rights
- §45-172 Transfer of water rights; application; limitations; required consent
- §45-173 Use of natural waterway to carry water of another or for other water projects; dispute over division of waters
- §45-174 Using bed of stream as carrier of reservoir waters
- §45-175 Chronological preference to water in times of scarcity
- §45-176 Transfer of water rights; water rights settlement; limitation; required consent
Article 7 - Water Rights Registration
- §45-181 Definitions
- §45-182 Claim of right to withdraw, divert or use public waters; exception; administration by director of water resources
- §45-183 Contents of statement of claim; filing procedure; fee
- §45-184 Waiver and relinquishment of water right
- §45-185 Filing of claim not deemed adjudication of right; presumption; exemption
- §45-186 Water rights claims registry
- §45-187 No rights acquired by adverse use or adverse possession
- §45-188 Future rights acquired through appropriation; rights within service area of agricultural or municipal provider
- §45-189 Reversion of rights due to nonuse; notice; hearing; order; exception
- §45-190 Overstating claim; classification
Article 8 - Reservoirs and Canals
- §45-201 Construction of canals; eminent domain
- §45-202 Opening fence without consent of owner; damages
- §45-203 Head gates; measuring devices required on canals and reservoirs
- §45-204 Prohibition on canal owner to contract to carry water in excess of capacity of canal
- §45-205 Failure of owner to clean canals and make repairs; lien for work done; release of lien; liability
- §45-206 Widening and extending lateral ditches; definition
Article 9 - General Adjudication of Water Rights
- §45-251 Definitions
- §45-252 General adjudication; representation; superior court; assignment to judge; petition
- §45-253 Service of summons; statement of claimant form; record
- §45-254 Statement of claimant; filing; information to be included; verification; failure to file; fees
- §45-255 Appointment of master; compensation
- §45-256 Technical assistance of director; report
- §45-257 Hearings; report of master; final judgment by court; administration and enforcement of decree
- §45-258 Summary adjudication of de minimis water uses
- §45-259 Rules governing general adjudications
- §45-260 General adjudication fund
- §45-261 Presumption in favor of prior filings and decrees
- §45-262 Settlement of Indian claims; effect
- §45-263 State law applicable; public trust inapplicable
- §45-264 Joint legislative adjudication monitoring committee
Article 10 - Registration of Stockponds
- §45-271 Definition of stockpond
- §45-272 Water rights in stockponds; priority
- §45-273 Claim of water right; penalty; fee
- §45-274 Notice of claims; protest; grounds; contents
- §45-275 Investigation, hearing and certification of claims
- §45-276 Statement of continuing use; revocation of certification
Article 11 - Exportation of Water From This State
- §45-291 Definition of person
- §45-292 Approval required to transport water out of state; application; criteria; hearing
- §45-293 Compliance monitoring, reports and notices; jurisdiction
- §45-294 Limited nonapplicability
Article 12 - Water Conservation Plumbing Requirements
- §45-311 Definitions
- §45-312 Prohibited plumbing fixtures; residential construction
- §45-313 Prohibited plumbing fixtures; commercial, industrial and public construction
- §45-313.01 Water free urinals; state buildings
- §45-314 Labeling fixtures; violation
- §45-315 Waiver of requirements; unavailability; health or safety requirements
- §45-316 Violation; civil penalties
- §45-317 Inspections
- §45-318 Cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
- §45-319 Exception; preemption
- §45-320 Rules
Article 13 - Colorado River Water Use Fee
- §45-331 Definitions
- §45-332 Cooperation in lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program
- §45-333 Colorado river water use fee; purpose
- §45-334 Setting Colorado river water use fee
- §45-335 Payment of fee; penalty for delinquency
Article 14 - Community Water System Planning and Reporting Requirements
- §45-341 Definitions
- §45-342 System water plan; components; exceptions
- §45-343 Records and annual report of water use; penalty
Chapter 2 - GROUNDWATER CODE
Article 1 - Administration
- §45-401 Declaration of policy
- §45-402 Definitions
- §45-403 Designation of groundwater basins and sub-basins; hearing
- §45-404 Findings on hearing; maps; order for boundaries of groundwater basin; review and modification of boundaries
- §45-405 Judicial review of decisions of the director; assignment of actions for judicial review
- §45-406 Designation of judges; publication of designated judges
- §45-407 Stay of director's decision; precedence of actions for judicial review; review by the court of appeals
Article 2 - Active Management Areas
- §45-411 Initial active management areas; maps
- §45-411.01 Exemptions from irrigation water duties, conservation requirements for distribution of groundwater and portions of groundwater withdrawal fee for portions of Phoenix active management area; fee; review
- §45-411.02 Modification of boundaries of Tucson active management area; map
- §45-411.03 Santa Cruz active management area; map
- §45-411.04 Declaration of policy and intent; Santa Cruz active management area
- §45-412 Subsequent active management areas; criteria; review of groundwater basins not subject to active management
- §45-413 Hearing on designation of subsequent active management areas and boundaries; notice; procedures
- §45-414 Findings upon hearing; order for active management area; publication
- §45-415 Local initiation for active management area; procedures
- §45-416 Limitation on number of irrigated acres
- §45-417 Review and modification of boundaries of subsequent active management area
- §45-418 Area director; appointment; term; qualifications; compensation
- §45-419 Duties of area director
- §45-420 Groundwater users advisory councils; appointment; representation of water users; term; compensation
- §45-421 Administrative duties of the groundwater users advisory councils
Article 3 - Irrigation Non-Expansion Areas
- §45-431 Initial irrigation non-expansion areas
- §45-432 Subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas; designation; review
- §45-433 Local initiation for designation; procedures
- §45-434 Limitation on number of irrigated acres
- §45-435 Hearing on designation of subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas and boundaries; notice; procedures
- §45-436 Findings upon hearing; order for irrigation non-expansion area; publication
- §45-437 Irrigated acreage; water measuring device; annual report of groundwater pumping; penalty; transportation; exemption
- §45-437.01 Substitution of irrigated acreage in an irrigation district; central Arizona project water
- §45-437.02 Flood damaged acres; substitution of acres; definitions
- §45-437.03 Impediments to efficient irrigation; substitution of acres; definitions
- §45-438 Review and modification of boundaries of irrigation non-expansion areas
- §45-439 Conversion from irrigation non-expansion area to active management area; director; local initiation; procedures
- §45-440 Subsequent irrigation non-expansion area; limitation on use of groundwater
Article 4 - Groundwater Rights and Uses in General
- §45-451 Groundwater rights and uses in active management areas
- §45-452 No new irrigated acreage in active management areas; central Arizona project water; exemption
- §45-453 Groundwater rights and uses in areas outside active management areas; amounts; transportation; irrigation non-expansion areas
- §45-454 Exemption of small non-irrigation wells; definitions
- §45-454.01 Exemption of superfund remedial action activities; use requirements; definition
- §45-455 Application to state lands
Article 5 - Grandfathered Groundwater Rights in Active Management Areas
- §45-461 Definitions
- §45-462 Grandfathered groundwater rights; persons included; certificate of exemption amount is legal use
- §45-463 Type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right associated with retired irrigated land; appurtenancy; ownership
- §45-464 Type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right not associated with retired irrigated land; determination of amount; definition; ownership
- §45-465 Irrigation grandfathered right; determination of acres entitled to and amount; appurtenancy
- §45-465.01 Flood damaged acres; substitution of acres; definition
- §45-465.02 Impediments to efficient irrigation; substitution of acres; definitions
- §45-465.03 Right to use groundwater for domestic and stockwatering purposes incidental to irrigation grandfathered right; definitions
- §45-466 Limitations on use of irrigation water duty; deliveries of water in excess of irrigation water duty
- §45-467 Withdrawals in excess of irrigation grandfathered right; withdrawals less than irrigation grandfathered right; flexibility account; conveyances; variance; exemption
- §45-468 Accounting of water by persons delivering a combination of surface water and groundwater for irrigation uses
- §45-469 Right to retire irrigation grandfathered right for non‑irrigation use; development plan approval; amendment of plan; approval of plan prior to retirement; amount withdrawn; service area determined; restoration of retired irrigation grandfathered right
- §45-470 Use of type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right by original owner; definition
- §45-471 Use of type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right by owner
- §45-472 Conveyance of irrigation grandfathered right; within service area; outside service area; change to non‑irrigation grandfathered right; forfeiture of right to convey to non‑irrigation use; definition
- §45-473 Conveyance of type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right; use by new owner; appurtenancy; within service area; outside service area; definition
- §45-473.01 Conditions on using groundwater withdrawn pursuant to rights acquired under sections 45-472 and 45-473
- §45-474 Conveyance of type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right; amount
- §45-475 Determination of exterior boundaries of service area for purposes of conveyances
- §45-476 Application for certificate of grandfathered right
- §45-476.01 Late applications for certificates of grandfathered rights; definition
- §45-477 Right to withdraw, receive or use groundwater in an initial active management area
- §45-477.01 Waiver and relinquishment of grandfathered rights in a subsequent active management area
- §45-478 Notice of requirement to apply for certificate of grandfathered right
- §45-479 Registry of applications; written objections; request for hearing
- §45-480 Review of applications; investigations; hearings; final determination; judicial review
- §45-481 Issuance of certificates; contents; recordation
- §45-482 Registry of certificates of grandfathered right; reporting; definition
- §45-483 Designation of protected farmland; notice; revocation of designation; irrigation water duty; assured water supply credit for extinguishment of irrigation grandfathered right prohibited
Article 6 - Groundwater Rights and Uses Within Service Areas
- §45-491 Scope of article
- §45-492 Withdrawals by cities, towns and private water companies within service areas; contract to supply groundwater
- §45-493 Limitations on extensions of service areas; prohibition on formation of private water company for irrigation purpose; prohibition on service without payment of tax
- §45-494 Withdrawals by irrigation districts in initial active management areas
- §45-494.01 Addition and exclusion of area by irrigation districts in initial active management areas
- §45-495 Withdrawals and transportations by irrigation districts within subsequent active management areas
- §45-496 Applicability of general transportation provisions and conservation requirements
- §45-497 Withdrawal of groundwater by irrigation districts for municipal or industrial purposes
- §45-498 Maps of service areas
Article 7 - Groundwater Withdrawal Permits
- §45-511 Definitions
- §45-512 Categories of groundwater withdrawal permits
- §45-513 Dewatering permit; definition; priorities for use of groundwater; conditions on director; duration of permit
- §45-514 Mineral extraction and metallurgical processing permit; conditions for issuance; duration of permit
- §45-515 General industrial use permits; conditions for issuance; duration of permit
- §45-516 Poor quality groundwater withdrawal permit; conditions for issuance; duration of permit
- §45-517 Temporary permit for electrical energy generation; conditions for issuance
- §45-518 Temporary dewatering permit; extensions; emergency temporary dewatering permit; conditions for issuance
- §45-519 Drainage water withdrawal permit; conditions for issuance
- §45-519.01 Hydrologic testing permits; conditions for issuance
- §45-520 Point of withdrawal; location of use; conveyance
- §45-521 Permit application form; filing; contents
- §45-522 Correction of application
- §45-523 Notice; objections; hearing
- §45-524 Approval or rejection of permit application
- §45-525 Registry of permits; reporting
- §45-526 Appeals
- §45-527 Modification of permit
- §45-528 Revocation of permits
Article 8 - Transportation of Groundwater
- §45-541 Transportation within a sub-basin
- §45-542 Transportation between sub-basins or away from an active management area; irrigation grandfathered right; type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right
- §45-543 Transportation between sub-basins or away from an active management area; damages; non-irrigation grandfathered right not associated with retired irrigated land; service area withdrawals; permit; exempt well
- §45-544 Transportation in areas not subject to active management; damages; Little Colorado river plateau and Parker groundwater basins; definitions
- §45-545 Damage rules applicable to all transportations of groundwater
- §45-546 Weed and dust control
- §45-547 Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in the Yuma basin; permit
Article 8.1 - Withdrawals of Groundwater for Transportation to Active Management Area
- §45-551 Application of article; limitation on transportation to active management areas; definition
- §45-552 Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in McMullen valley basin to an active management area; definitions
- §45-553 Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in Butler Valley groundwater basin to an initial active management area
- §45-554 Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in Harquahala irrigation non-expansion area to an initial active management area
- §45-555 Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in Big Chino sub-basin of the Verde River groundwater basin to initial active management area; exception; definitions
- §45-556 Transportation fee; annual adjustment; credits; enforcement
- §45-557 Requirements for transporting groundwater to an initial active management area; exception
- §45-558 Weeds and dust
- §45-559 Well spacing requirements for withdrawing groundwater for transportation to an active management area
Article 9 - Management
- §45-561 Definitions
- §45-562 Management goals for active management areas
- §45-563 Management plans in active management areas; management periods; general provisions
- §45-563.01 Water conservation report; per capita use; non-per capita conservation programs
- §45-563.02 Exemption from irrigation water duties; small irrigation grandfathered rights; criteria; conservation requirement; exception
- §45-564 Management plan for first management period; guidelines
- §45-565 Management plan for second management period; guidelines
- §45-565.01 Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; second management period
- §45-566 Management plan for third management period; guidelines
- §45-566.01 Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; third management period
- §45-566.02 Alternative conservation programs for agriculture; third management period
- §45-567 Management plan for fourth management period; guidelines
- §45-567.01 Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; fourth management period
- §45-567.02 Alternative conservation programs for agriculture; fourth management period
- §45-568 Management plan for fifth management period; guidelines
- §45-568.01 Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; fifth management period
- §45-568.02 Alternative conservation programs for agriculture; fifth management period
- §45-569 Management goals and management plans for subsequent active management areas
- §45-570 Hearing on management plans; notice; procedures
- §45-571 Findings upon hearing; order for adoption of management plan; publication
- §45-571.01 Notification to persons filing late applications for certificates of grandfathered rights and to persons with new groundwater rights or uses; compliance; variance; review
- §45-571.02 Municipal conservation requirements; compliance
- §45-572 Modification of conservation program; notice
- §45-573 Water quality considerations; consultation with department of environmental quality
- §45-574 Variances; application; notice; hearing; issuance
- §45-575 Administrative review of irrigation water duty and conservation requirements
- §45-576 Certificate of assured water supply; designated cities, towns and private water companies; exemptions; definition
- §45-576.01 Determining consistency with management goal in a replenishment district, conservation district and water district
- §45-576.02 Replenishment district plans, conservation district plans and water district plans
- §45-576.03 Director's review of plans
- §45-576.04 Report and review of plans by groundwater replenishment district
- §45-576.05 Alternative method for determining consistency with the management goal in a groundwater replenishment district; terminating designation
- §45-576.06 Termination of designation for members of conservation district or members of water district; moratorium on adding new member lands and member service areas
- §45-576.07 Determining water sufficiency and availability; water availability status capability plans
- §45-577 Application; hydrological study; review of application
- §45-578 Notice; objections; hearing; issuance of certificate; appeals
- §45-579 Assignment of certificate of assured water supply; definition
- §45-580 Assured and adequate water supply administration fund; purpose
Article 10 - Wells
- §45-591 Definitions
- §45-591.01 Oil, gas, helium and geothermal wells; exemption
- §45-592 Wells in general
- §45-593 Registration of existing wells; permanent record of all wells; reporting open wells
- §45-594 Well construction standards; remedial measures
- §45-595 Well construction requirements; licensing of well drillers and pump installation contractors
- §45-596; Version 2 Notice of intention to drill
- §45-596 Notice of intention to drill; fee
- §45-597 Deepening and replacement of wells in active management areas; filing of notice
- §45-598 New wells and replacement wells in new locations in active management areas; rules; permit required
- §45-599 Permit application; contents; correction of defective application; issuance of permit; fee
- §45-600 Filing of report by driller; filing of completion report
- §45-601 Operating rules for multiple wells
- §45-602 Capping of wells; waste
- §45-603 Criteria for rules and regulations
- §45-604 Water measuring devices
- §45-605 Well inspections; cross-contamination; remedial measures; definition
- §45-606 Well administration and enforcement fund; purpose
Article 11 - Financial Provisions
- §45-611; Version 2 Groundwater withdrawal fee; amounts and purposes of fee; exception
- §45-611 Groundwater withdrawal fee; amounts and purposes of fee; exception
- §45-612 Administration and enforcement withdrawal fee; exemption from lapsing; disposition of excess monies
- §45-613 Use of withdrawal fees collected for augmentation and conservation and purchase and retirement of grandfathered rights
- §45-614 Setting groundwater withdrawal fee; statement entered in record; statement transmitted to state treasurer; notice; payment; penalty
- §45-615 Deposits; divisions of collections into funds
- §45-616 Water quality assurance fee; disposition of revenue
- §45-617 Augmentation and conservation assistance fund grants
- §45-618 Arizona water quality fund
Article 12 - Enforcement
- §45-631 Definition
- §45-632 Records and annual report of groundwater pumping, transportation and use; penalty
- §45-633 Inspections, investigations and audits
- §45-634 Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
- §45-635 Violation; civil penalties
- §45-636 Violation; classification
Article 15 - Certificate of Groundwater Oversupply
- §45-701 Definitions
- §45-702 Certificate of groundwater oversupply
- §45-703 Application for certificate of groundwater oversupply; fee
- §45-704 Notice of application; objections; hearing; approval or rejection
Chapter 3.1 - UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE, SAVINGS AND REPLENISHMENT
Article 1 - General Provisions
- §45-801.01 Declaration of policy
- §45-802.01 Definitions
- §45-803.01 Effect on vested water rights; effect in other proceedings
Article 2 - Storage Facility Permits
- §45-811.01 Underground storage facility permit
- §45-812.01 Groundwater savings facility permit
- §45-813.01 Land use ordinances
- §45-814.01 Contents of storage facility permit
- §45-815.01 Facilities not qualifying as storage facilities
Article 3 - Water Storage Permits and Recovery Well Permits
- §45-831.01 Water storage permits
- §45-832.01 Use of stored water
- §45-833.01 Designation of nonrecoverable water
- §45-834.01 Recovery of stored water; recovery well permit; emergency temporary recovery well permit; well construction
- §45-835.01 Simultaneous applications
- §45-836.01 Effect of storage facilities, water storage and recovery on service areas
Article 3.1 - Indian Water Rights Settlements
- §45-841.01; Version 2 Accrual of long‑term storage credits; Indian water rights settlements
- §45-841.01 Accrual of long‑term storage credits; Indian water rights settlements
Article 4 - Accounting
- §45-851.01 Recovery of stored water on an annual basis
- §45-852.01 Long‑term storage accounts
- §45-853.01 Restricted uses of long-term storage credits
- §45-854.01 Assignability of long-term storage credits
- §45-855.01 Effect of long-term storage credits on assured water supply and adequate water supply
- §45-856.01 Protection of the stored water
- §45-857.01 Groundwater replenishment district incidental replenishment factor; definitions
- §45-858.01 Master replenishment account; debits and credits
- §45-859.01 Conservation district account; replenishment reserve subaccount; debits and credits
- §45-860.01 Water district account; debits and credits
Article 5 - Permit Application Procedures, Financial Provisions and Enforcement
- §45-871.01 Permit application; fee; notice of application; objections; hearing; appeal
- §45-872.01 Water measuring devices
- §45-873.01 In lieu water reporting requirements; withdrawal fees
- §45-874.01 Long-term storage credit recovery fee; amount; notice; payment; penalty
- §45-875.01 Annual reports; penalty
- §45-876.01 Annual report; groundwater replenishment district and replenishment district members; penalties
- §45-877.01 Annual reports by conservation districts; penalties
- §45-878.01 Annual reports by water districts; penalties
- §45-879.01 Annual reports certification; records
- §45-880.01 Inspections, investigations and audits
- §45-881.01 Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
- §45-882.01 Violation; civil penalties
Article 6 - State Demonstration Projects
- §45-891.01 Purposes
- §45-892.01 Definitions
- §45-893.01 Application for project permits; application requirement; permit specifications
- §45-894.01 Use for replenishment purposes
- §45-895.01 Storage of water; availability and disposition of stored water
- §45-896.01 Assumption of responsibility for stored water
- §45-897.01 State water storage fund; disbursement of monies
- §45-898.01 Indemnification and insurance
Chapter 4 - WATER EXCHANGES
Article 1 - General Provisions
- §45-1001 Definitions
- §45-1002 Water exchanges; conditions
- §45-1003 Use of water pursuant to a water exchange
- §45-1004 Annual report of water exchange; record keeping; penalties
- §45-1005 Registry of water exchanges
- §45-1006 Effect on water rights
Article 2 - Enrollment of Water Exchange Contracts
- §45-1021 Enrollment of water exchange contracts; fee
- §45-1022 Effect of enrollment of a water exchange contract
Article 3 - Permits for Water Exchanges
- §45-1041 Water exchange permits; fee
- §45-1042 Application for water exchange permit; notice; objections; hearing
- §45-1043 Contents of permit
- §45-1044 Actions for judicial review
- §45-1045 Modification of water exchange permit
- §45-1046 Revocation of water exchange permits
Article 4 - Water Exchanges Pursuant to Notice
- §45-1051 Notice of water exchange; contents forms; review by director
- §45-1052 Water exchanges pursuant to notice; conditions
Article 5 - Enforcement
- §45-1061 Inspections; investigations and audits
- §45-1062 Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearings; injunctive relief
- §45-1063 Civil penalties
Chapter 6 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS
Article 1 - Supervision of Dams, Reservoirs and Projects
- §45-1201 Definitions
- §45-1202 Jurisdiction of director of water resources; records; rules; notice of exemption
- §45-1203 Approval by director of proposed dams or enlargements of existing dams; application for construction or enlargement
- §45-1204 Estimated cost of dam; application fees
- §45-1205 Charges against irrigation projects; disposition of proceeds
- §45-1206 Approval of repair, alteration or removal of dam
- §45-1207 Approval or disapproval of applications; commencing construction
- §45-1208 Inspections and investigations during construction; modifications; notice
- §45-1209 Notice of completion; license of final approval; removal of dam
- §45-1210 Petition for review
- §45-1211 Time for filing petition; board of review
- §45-1212 Supervision over maintenance and operation; remedial measures; lien
- §45-1212.01 Dam repair fund
- §45-1213 Inspection upon complaint
- §45-1214 Investigations for review of design and construction
- §45-1215 Liabilities of state and owners of dam in action for damages
- §45-1216 Violations; classification
- §45-1217 Action and procedures to restrain violations
- §45-1218 Dam repair loans
- §45-1219 Dam repair grants
- §45-1220 Deposit of monies; dam repair fund
- §45-1221 Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
- §45-1222 Violation; civil penalties
- §45-1223 Stay of director's decision; precedence of actions for judicial review
Chapter 7 - INTERSTATE STREAMS
Article 1 - Lake Mead Contract
Article 2 - Colorado River Compact
Article 3 - Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
Article 4 - Distribution of Federal Funds Derived From Colorado River
Chapter 8 - FLOOD CONTROL
Article 1 - Cooperation by Counties, Cities and Towns With Federal Government
- §45-1401 Authority to cooperate with federal government in flood control projects under flood control act of Congress of 1948
- §45-1402 Specific powers
- §45-1403 Power to cooperate in flood control projects under general acts of Congress
Article 2 - Special Laws Pertaining to Particular Municipalities
- §45-1421 Power of town of Holbrook to cooperate with federal government in flood control project
- §45-1422 Power of Mohave and Yuma counties to cooperate with federal government in flood control project
- §45-1423 Power of Maricopa and Yuma counties to cooperate with federal government in flood control projects
- §45-1424 Power of Maricopa and Pinal counties to cooperate with federal government in flood control projects
- §45-1425 Power of Pinal county to cooperate with and receive assistance from the United States in flood control projects
- §45-1426 Limitations on powers
- §45-1427 Power of Cochise, Graham and Gila counties and the towns of Safford and Thatcher and the city of Douglas to cooperate with the United States in flood control projects
- §45-1428 Limitations on powers
- §45-1429 Power of Santa Cruz county to cooperate with and receive assistance from the United States in flood control projects
Article 3 - Flood Control Assistance
- §45-1441 Definitions
- §45-1442 Investigation and certification by director of water resources
- §45-1443 Limitation on expenditure of funds
- §45-1444 Flood plain regulations; effect of failure to adopt
- §45-1445 Flood control assistance fund; limit of financial assistance
- §45-1446 Time for determining costs; change of determination
- §45-1447 State and United States held harmless; nonliability
- §45-1448 Disbursement to public agencies
- §45-1449 Report to legislature
- §45-1450 Consideration of water uses in studying flood control projects
- §45-1451 Powers and duties of director
Article 4 - Alternative Assistance
- §45-1471 Alternative flood control assistance to flood control districts
- §45-1473 Prohibition on assistance for failure to adopt floodplain regulations
Article 5 - Flood Control Loans
Article 6 - Flood Warning Systems
- §45-1501 Definitions
- §45-1502 Powers
- §45-1503 Flood warning system fund
- §45-1504 Flood warning system grants
- §45-1505 Operation and maintenance of flood warning system
- §45-1506 Immunity of state from liability for losses
Chapter 9 - WEATHER CONTROL AND CLOUD MODIFICATION
Article 1 - In General
- §45-1601 License required
- §45-1602 Application for license
- §45-1603 Application fee; statement accompanying application
- §45-1604 Reports required from licensees; failure to file; revocation of license
- §45-1605 Equipment license; fee; application; reports required; revocation of license
- §45-1606 Exception
- §45-1607 Violations; classification
Chapter 10 - STATE WATER AND POWER PLAN
Article 1 - In General
- §45-1701 Declaration of purpose and policy
- §45-1702 Definitions
- §45-1703 State water and power plan
- §45-1704 Construction, acquisition and operation
- §45-1705 Construction of works across public or private property
- §45-1706 Right of eminent domain
- §45-1707 Issuance of bonds and notes
- §45-1708 Contracts
- §45-1709 General powers
- §45-1710 Powers of municipalities, districts and other public bodies and officers
- §45-1711 State water and power development fund
- §45-1712 Agreement of state
- §45-1713 Exemption from taxation
- §45-1714 Remedies of bondholders and noteholders
- §45-1715 Certification of bonds by attorney general
- §45-1716 State not liable on bonds and notes
- §45-1717 Bonds and notes legal investments
- §45-1718 Water rights
- §45-1719 Reversion of projects to state
- §45-1720 No jurisdiction of Arizona corporation commission
- §45-1721 Joint ownership of power projects
- §45-1722 Exclusive law
Chapter 11 - COUNTY WATER AUGMENTATION AUTHORITY
Article 1 - Formation and Dissolution
- §45-1901 Definitions
- §45-1902 Formation
- §45-1903 Contest of formation; appeal
- §45-1904 Corporate existence
- §45-1905 Dissolution of authority
Article 2 - Administration
- §45-1921 Board of directors; qualification and organization; compensation
- §45-1922 Meetings; notice
- §45-1923 Administrative powers and duties; executive director; annual report
Article 3 - Powers and Duties
- §45-1941 Cooperation with governmental entities
- §45-1942 Limitation on powers
- §45-1943 Functional powers of board
- §45-1944 Planning
- §45-1945 Acquisition of water
- §45-1946 Acquisition of property; limited eminent domain authority; survey and inspection rights
- §45-1947 Construction work and purchases by bid only; exceptions; award of contract; bond
Article 4 - Financial Provisions
- §45-1971 Administrative and operation budgets
- §45-1972 Groundwater augmentation and conservation assistance fee; transfer to authority
- §45-1973 Water supply fees
- §45-1974 Accounting classifications; bond funds; general fund
- §45-1975 Receipt of monies; disbursements; operation of accounting system
- §45-1976 Payment of interest coupons; investment of bond fund monies
- §45-1977 Annual financial statement and audit
Article 5 - Revenue Bonds
- §45-1991 Authority to issue bonds
- §45-1992 Prerequisites to issuance
- §45-1993 Scope of resolution
- §45-1994 Hearing; findings
- §45-1995 Issuance of bonds
- §45-1996 Provisions of bonds; sale
- §45-1997 Certification of bonds by attorney general
- §45-1998 Validity of bonds
- §45-1999 Water augmentation authority bonds as legal investments
Chapter 12 - ARIZONA WATER PROTECTION FUND
Article 1 - General Provisions
- §45-2101 Declaration of policy
- §45-2102 Definitions
- §45-2103 Arizona water protection fund commission
- §45-2104 Powers and duties; limitations
- §45-2105 Application guidelines
- §45-2106 Public involvement
- §45-2107 Reporting
Article 2 - Financial Provisions
- §45-2111 Arizona water protection fund
- §45-2112 Funding sources
- §45-2113 Fund grants; applications
- §45-2114 Administration
Chapter 13 - COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
Article 1 - Formation and Dissolution
- §45-2201 Definitions
- §45-2202 Formation
- §45-2203 Contest of formation; appeal
- §45-2204 Corporate existence; exemption from regulation
- §45-2205 Dissolution of authority
Article 2 - Administration
- §45-2221 Board of directors; organization; compensation
- §45-2222 Meetings; notice
- §45-2223 Administrative powers and duties; executive director
Article 3 - Powers and Duties
- §45-2241 Cooperation with governmental entities
- §45-2242 Functional powers of the board
- §45-2243 Limitation on powers
- §45-2244 Acquisition and disposition of initial quantity of water
- §45-2245 Acquisition and disposition of water in excess of initial quantity
Article 4 - Construction Contract
Article 5 - Financial Provisions
- §45-2281 Establishment of funds; allocation of authority revenues; member dues
- §45-2282 Operating budget
- §45-2283 Investment of revenues
Chapter 14 - ARIZONA WATER BANKING AUTHORITY
Article 1 - General Provisions
Article 2 - Arizona Water Banking Authority
- §45-2421 Arizona water banking authority
- §45-2422 Organization of commission; powers and duties; exemption
- §45-2423; Version 2 Powers and duties of authority
- §45-2423 Powers and duties of authority
- §45-2424 Administration
- §45-2425; Version 2 Arizona water banking fund
- §45-2425 Arizona water banking fund
- §45-2426 Annual report
- §45-2427 Limitation on powers
Article 3 - Water Bank Planning and Implementation
- §45-2451 First year banking program
- §45-2452 Storage facility inventory
- §45-2453 Plan for additional storage facilities
- §45-2454 Implementation of storage facilities plan
- §45-2455 Water storage agreements; groundwater savings facilities
- §45-2456 Annual plan of operation
- §45-2457; Version 2 Accounting; rules of operation
- §45-2457 Accounting; rules of operation
- §45-2458 Water banking services agreements
Article 4 - Interstate Water Banking
- §45-2471 Interstate water banking agreements
- §45-2472 Distribution of long-term storage credits
- §45-2473 4
Article 5 - Indian Firming Measures
Chapter 15 - GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY WATER SETTLEMENT PROGRAM
Article 1 - Administration
- §45-2601 Definitions
- §45-2602 Establishment of southside protection zones; reporting requirements
- §45-2603 Establishment of Gila river maintenance area and Gila river maintenance area impact zone; notice of intention to drill
- §45-2604 Conservation requirements for persons using groundwater in central protection zone no less restrictive than in third management plan
Article 2 - Transportation of Underground Water and Stored Water Away from Eastern Protection Zones and Western Protection Zones (CONDITIONAL)
Article 3 - Replenishment of Underground Water and Stored Water Withdrawn in Eastern Protection Zones and Western Protection Zones (CONDITIONAL)
- §45-2621 Definitions
- §45-2622 Annual southside replenishment obligations
- §45-2623 Satisfaction of southside replenishment obligations
- §45-2624 Southside replenishment bank; credits
- §45-2625 Replenishment related to transportation of underground water or stored water away from an eastern protection zone or a western protection zone for nonirrigation use
- §45-2626 Individual replenishment obligations of persons using underground water or stored water within an eastern protection zone or a western protection zone for industrial use; enforcement action; notice
Article 4 - Dams Within Gila River Maintenance Area
Article 5 - Irrigation of New Lands Within Gila River Maintenance Area
Article 6 - Enforcement (CONDITIONAL)
- §45-2651 Inspections, investigations and audits
- §45-2652 Cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
- §45-2653 Violation; civil penalties
- §45-2654 Violation; classification