Unlike the other AMAs which are located in low and mid elevation Sonoran desert areas, the Prescott AMA ranges in elevation from 4,400 to 7,800 feet.
Vegetation varies from high desert grassland to coniferous forest.
The AMA is bounded by the Bradshaw Mountains to the south, Granite Mountain and Sullivan Buttes to the west, and the Black Hills to the northeast. Click here for AMA maps . Groundwater regulations stem from the Arizona Groundwater Management Code, enacted in 1980. The Code provides the management framework to ensure that dependable water supplies are available well into the future. To do this, the Code places conservation requirements on municipal and agricultural water use and promotes the use of renewable water supplies.