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AZ Rev Stat § 45-612 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-612 - Administration and enforcement withdrawal fee; exemption from lapsing; disposition of excess monies

45-612.  Administration and enforcement withdrawal fee;  exemption from lapsing;  disposition of excess monies A. Each year the legislature shall appropriate sufficient monies to the department to cover all costs of administration and enforcement of this chapter. B. Not later than October 1 of each year,  the director shall estimate the total amount of groundwater to be withdrawn in all active management areas except the Tucson,  Phoenix,  Pinal and Santa Cruz active management areas during the following calendar year and the total amount of water,  other than stored water,  to be withdrawn in the Santa Cruz active management area during the following calendar year,  and set the administration and enforcement fee pursuant to section 45-611,  subsection A,  paragraph 1 to produce an amount equal to one-half of the amount budgeted by the director for administration and enforcement purposes for the following fiscal year. In setting the administration and enforcement fee,  the director shall account for excess payments or deficiencies in payments in the past fiscal year. Except as provided in section 45-113,  subsection C,  monies collected from administration and enforcement fees shall be deposited in the water resources fund established by section 45-117. C. For the Tucson,  Phoenix and Pinal active management areas,  not later than October 1,  2016 and by October 1 of each year thereafter,  the director shall estimate the total amount of groundwater to be withdrawn in each active management area and shall set the administration and enforcement fee pursuant to section 45-611,  subsection C,  paragraph 1 to produce an amount equal to one-half of the amount budgeted by the director for administration and enforcement purposes for the following fiscal year. In setting the administration and enforcement fee,  the director shall account for excess payments or deficiencies in payments in the past fiscal year. Except as provided in section 45-113,  subsection C,  monies collected from administration and enforcement fees shall be deposited in the water resources fund established by section 45-117. D. Monies budgeted for administration and enforcement purposes pursuant to this section are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. If the administration and enforcement fee is set at fifty cents and excess payments have been received,  such excess payments shall be credited to the augmentation and conservation assistance fund established under section 45-615 and credited among the active management areas in proportion to the amount of such monies collected from each active management area.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-613 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-613 - Use of withdrawal fees collected for augmentation and conservation and purchase and retirement of grandfathered rights, Arizona water banking purposes and groundwater and irrigation efficiency projects

45-613.  Use of withdrawal fees collected for augmentation and conservation and purchase and retirement of grandfathered rights,  Arizona water banking purposes and groundwater and irrigation efficiency projects A. Except as provided in section 45-615,  paragraph 2 and sections 45-1972 and 48-4504,  monies collected in an active management area for purposes of augmentation,  conservation assistance and monitoring and assessing water availability under section 45-611,  subsection A,  paragraph 2 and subsection C,  paragraph 2 shall be used only to finance the augmentation and conservation assistance programs that are part of the management plan for the active management area and to fund any projects that are authorized by the director for monitoring and assessing water availability within the active management area. B. Monies collected in an active management area for the purpose of purchasing and retiring grandfathered rights under section 45-611,  subsection A,  paragraph 3 and subsection C,  paragraph 4 shall be used only to finance the program for the purchase and retirement of grandfathered rights that is part of the management plan for the active management area. C. Monies collected in an active management area for the purpose of Arizona water banking under section 45-611,  subsection C,  paragraph 3 shall be used only for the benefit of the active management area in which they are collected.  D. Except as provided in section 45-615.01,  subsection G,  monies collected in the Pinal active management area for the purpose of groundwater and irrigation efficiency projects under section 45-611,  subsection C,  paragraph 5 shall be used only to finance projects for the construction and rehabilitation of wells and related infrastructure for the withdrawal and efficient delivery of groundwater by irrigation districts in the Pinal active management area.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-615 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-615 - Deposits; divisions of collections into funds

45-615.  Deposits;  divisions of collections into funds Except as provided in section 45-113,  subsection C,  the director shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  all monies collected by the department pursuant to section 45-611,  subsection A,  paragraphs 2 and 3 and subsection C,  paragraphs 2,  3 and 4 and any other monies received for that purpose. Based on the statement of the director transmitted pursuant to section 45-614,  subsection B,  the monies collected shall be allocated as follows: 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this section,  monies received for the purpose of augmentation of the water supply of the active management area,  conservation assistance to water users within the active management area and monitoring and assessing water availability within the active management area shall be kept in an augmentation and conservation assistance fund. Separate accounts for each active management area shall be maintained within the fund. On notice from the director,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. 2. If an active management area water district has been established in an active management area,  all monies received pursuant to section 45-611,  subsection A,  paragraph 2 for the purpose of augmentation of the water supply of that active management area shall be transmitted to the secretary-treasurer of the district for deposit in the general fund of the district. 3. Monies received for the purpose of purchase and retirement of grandfathered rights shall be kept in a purchase and retirement fund. Separate accounts for each active management area shall be maintained within the fund. On notice from the director,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313,  and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. 4. Monies received for the purpose of Arizona water banking shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the Arizona water banking fund. 5. Monies collected by the director pursuant to section 45-611,  subsection C,  paragraph 5 shall be deposited in the temporary groundwater and irrigation efficiency projects fund established by section 45-615.01.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-616 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-616 - Water quality assurance fee; disposition of revenue

45-616.  Water quality assurance fee;  disposition of revenue A. The director shall levy and collect,  in a form prescribed by the department,  an annual water quality assurance fee from each person who owns a type 1 or a type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right pursuant to article 5 of this chapter or who holds a groundwater withdrawal permit for beneficial use issued pursuant to article 7 of this chapter. B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section and section 45-411.01,  subsection C,  the fee is levied in an amount of two dollars twelve cents per acre-foot and at a proportionate rate for any lesser or greater quantity of groundwater withdrawn for beneficial use during the calendar year. C. A person who,  under section 45-604,  subsection B,  is not required to use and does not use a water measuring device to measure withdrawals made pursuant to a type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right or a groundwater withdrawal permit shall pay an amount equal to the water quality assurance fee of two dollars twelve cents per acre-foot multiplied by the number of acre-feet of the grandfathered right or the groundwater withdrawal permit. D. This section does not apply to any water that is subject to the tax on potable water imposed by section 42-5302. E. The water quality assurance fee shall be paid to the department at the time the person withdrawing groundwater for beneficial use files the annual groundwater withdrawal report pursuant to section 45-632. F. The director shall separately account for and remit monies collected under this section for deposit in the water quality assurance revolving fund established by section 49-282.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-617 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-617 - Augmentation and conservation assistance fund grants

45-617.  Augmentation and conservation assistance fund grants The director may grant monies,  either on a reimbursable basis or by advancing grant monies,  from an active management area's augmentation and conservation assistance fund as received by the state treasurer pursuant to section 45-615,  paragraph 1 for augmentation or conservation assistance projects that will benefit the active management area for which the monies were collected. Each grant shall be provided on such terms and conditions as the director may prescribe. Grants that are issued under this section are exempt from title 41,  chapter 23.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-618 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-618 - Arizona water quality fund

45-618.  Arizona water quality fund A. An Arizona water quality fund is established for agency participation in activities related to title 49,  chapter 2,  article 5 and coordination of data bases necessary for those activities. The director shall administer the fund. B. The Arizona water quality fund consists of monies from legislative appropriations,  grants,  contributions and transfers from other public agencies. C. On notice from the director,  the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313 and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. D. Monies in the fund are exempt from lapsing under section 35-190. E. Before December 31 of each year,  the director shall submit to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate a written report describing the activities of the department for the preceding fiscal year relating to expenditures from the fund. The report shall include an accounting for expenditures from the fund and how the monies were used to perform duties in cooperation with the department of environmental quality pursuant to title 49,  chapter 2,  article 5. The report shall address the department of water resources' sharing and management of data with the department of environmental quality,  well inspection activities conducted pursuant to this fund,  measures to remediate wells pursuant to section 45-605,  duties performed pursuant to agreements with the department of environmental quality and the status of other departmental participation in water quality assurance revolving fund activities.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-631 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-631 - Definition

45-631.  Definition In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires,  " person"  means an individual,  public or private corporation,  company,  partnership,  firm,  association,  society,  estate,  trust,  any other private organization or enterprise,  the United States,  any state,  territory or country or a governmental entity,  political subdivision or municipal corporation organized under or subject to the constitution and laws of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-633 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-633 - Inspections, investigations and audits

45-633.  Inspections,  investigations and audits A. The director or the director's authorized representative may enter at reasonable times upon private or public property where a well,  including a well under construction or a well not used to withdraw groundwater or another facility for the withdrawal,  transportation or use of groundwater is located and the owner,  manager or occupant of the property shall permit such entry to: 1. Inspect a well,  including a well under construction or a well not used to withdraw groundwater,  or another facility for the withdrawal,  transportation or use of groundwater that is subject to this chapter. 2. Obtain factual data or access to records required to be kept under section 45-632. 3. Ascertain compliance with this chapter. B. Inspections and investigations under subsection A of this section shall be upon reasonable notice to the owner,  manager or occupant of the property unless reasonable grounds exist to believe that such notice would frustrate the enforcement of this chapter or where entry is sought for the sole purpose of inspecting water measuring devices required pursuant to section 45-604. The director shall adopt rules for conducting inspections,  examining records and obtaining warrants pursuant to this section. The director may apply for and obtain warrants. If warrants are required by law,  the director shall apply for and obtain warrants for entry and inspection to carry out the administrative and enforcement purposes of this chapter. C. The director may require a person who is required to keep records under section 45-632 to appear,  at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice,  at the director's office and produce such records and information as are specified in the notice to determine whether the records and annual reports required by section 45-632 are complete,  true and correct. The director shall audit the records of a sufficient number of persons under this subsection to ensure general compliance with this chapter. D. The director shall provide a written report of each inspection,  investigation and audit under this section to the person subject to such action.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-634 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-634 - Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief

45-634.  Cease and desist order;  temporary cease and desist order;  hearing;  injunctive relief A. Except as provided by subsection B of this section,  if the director has reason to believe that a person is violating or has violated a provision of this chapter or a permit,  rule or order issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter,  the director may give the person written notice that the person may appear and show cause at an administrative hearing why the person should not be ordered to cease and desist from the violation. B. If the director finds that a person is constructing or modifying a well and the person does not hold a well driller's or single well license pursuant to section 45-595 or has not obtained the necessary authority to construct or modify the well pursuant to article 7 of this chapter or section 45-596,  45-597,  45-598 or 45-834.01,  the director may issue a temporary order for the person to cease and desist the construction or modification pending final action by the director pursuant to subsection C of this section. The order shall include written notice to the person of the date,  time and place where the person may appear at an administrative hearing to show cause why the temporary order should be vacated. The hearing shall be held within fifteen days of the date of the order unless the person consents to a longer period. C. The decision and order of the director under subsections A and B of this section may take such form as the director determines to be reasonable and appropriate and may include a determination of violation,  a cease and desist order,  the recommendation of a civil penalty and an order directing that positive steps be taken to abate or ameliorate any harm or damage arising from the violation. The person affected may seek judicial review of the final decision of the director as provided in section 45-114,  subsection B in the superior court in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred. D. If the person continues the violation after the director has issued a final decision and order pursuant to subsection C of this section or a temporary order pursuant to subsection B of this section,  the director may apply for a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction from the superior court according to the Arizona rules of civil procedure. A decision to seek injunctive relief does not preclude other forms of relief or enforcement against the violator. E. Section 45-114,  subsections A and B govern administrative proceedings,  rehearing or review and judicial review of final decisions of the director under this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-635 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-635 - Violation; civil penalties

45-635.  Violation;  civil penalties A. A person who is determined pursuant to section 45-634 to be in violation of this chapter or a permit,  rule,  regulation or order issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding: 1. Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this subsection,  one hundred dollars per day of violation not directly related to illegal withdrawal,  use or transportation of groundwater. 2. Ten thousand dollars per day of violation directly related to illegal withdrawal,  use or transportation of groundwater. 3. In the Santa Cruz active management area,  ten thousand dollars per day of violation for a violation of an applicable conservation requirement established by the director pursuant to article 9 of this chapter for the withdrawal of water,  other than stored water,  from a well or the distribution or use of water,  other than stored water,  withdrawn from a well. B. An action to recover penalties under this section shall be brought by the director in the superior court in the county in which the violation occurred. C. In determining the amount of the penalty,  the court shall consider the degree of harm to the public,  whether the violation was knowing or wilful,  the past conduct of the defendant,  whether the defendant should have been on notice of the violation,  whether the defendant has taken steps to cease,  remove or mitigate the violation and any other relevant information. D. All civil penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-636 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-636 - Violation; classification

45-636.  Violation;  classification A. Unless otherwise specified,  a person who knowingly violates or refuses to comply with a provision of this chapter or a permit,  rule,  regulation or order issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. A person who,  after notice of violation,  continues in violation of a provision of this chapter or a permit,  rule,  regulation or order issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a separate offense for each day of violation. B. A person who knowingly falsifies or renders inaccurate a measuring device required to be installed or maintained under this chapter is guilty of a class 6 felony. C. A person who knowingly and intentionally withdraws or uses groundwater in violation of this chapter is guilty of: 1. A class 6 felony if the amount of groundwater illegally withdrawn or used is one thousand acre-feet or more. 2. A class 1 misdemeanor if the amount of groundwater illegally withdrawn or used is more than one hundred acre-feet but less than one thousand acre-feet. 3. A class 3 misdemeanor if the amount of groundwater illegally withdrawn or used is one hundred acre-feet or less.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-701 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-701 - Definitions

45-701.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " District"  means a groundwater replenishment district established under title 48,  chapter 27. 2. " District member"  means a member of the district as provided by title 48,  chapter 27.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-702 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-702 - Certificate of groundwater oversupply

45-702.  Certificate of groundwater oversupply A. A district member may apply to the director for a certificate of groundwater oversupply for all or part of the groundwater that the district member has a legal right to withdraw. B. The director may issue a certificate of groundwater oversupply for all or part of the groundwater that the district member has a legal right to withdraw if the director determines that both of the following apply: 1. The groundwater is located in an area of localized excess groundwater in the district. 2. There is a substantial probability that if the district member does not withdraw the groundwater either of the following could occur in the active management area in which the district is located: (a) The groundwater would be discharged from the district without being used and would not contribute hydrologically to achieving safe-yield. (b) The groundwater would contribute to a waterlogging or groundwater drainage problem. C. The director may issue a certificate of groundwater oversupply for a period of not more than ten years. On request of a certificate holder the director may renew the certificate if the director determines that the requirements of subsection B continue to apply. D. A certificate of groundwater oversupply shall include the following information: 1. The name and mailing address of the district member to whom the certificate is issued. 2. The name of the active management area in which the groundwater will be withdrawn. 3. A description of the district member's right under articles 4 through 7 of this chapter to withdraw the groundwater designated as groundwater oversupply. 4. The locations and well registration numbers of the wells from which the designated groundwater will be withdrawn. 5. The duration of the certificate. 6. Any other information as determined by the director.