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AZ Rev Stat § 48-4432 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4432 - Board; members; term; compensation

48-4432.  Board;  members;  term;  compensation A. The district shall be administered by a board of directors of nine persons consisting of six division directors,  representing divisions established under section 48-4461,  paragraph 4,  and three at large directors. A division director shall be a qualified elector of a county located in whole or in part in the district,  a resident of the division that the division director represents and a customer of a district member. An at large director shall be a qualified elector of a county located in whole or in part in the district and a resident of the district. B. The governor shall appoint the initial members of the board of directors of a district,  no more than two of whom may reside in the same county board of supervisors district,  who shall serve until the board members elected under subsection C of this section take office. C. At the first statewide general election after the district is established,  the division directors from divisions one,  two and three shall be elected to serve a term of four years and the division directors from divisions four,  five and six shall be elected to serve a term of two years. On the third Tuesday of November in that year,  the three at large directors shall be elected by district members pursuant to section 48-4433,  subsection E. The three at large directors shall be elected to serve a term of four years. Thereafter,  all board members shall be elected to serve a term of four years. Board members shall take office on January 1 of the year following their election. Board members may be reelected. D. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the governor. If a vacancy occurs among the division directors,  the governor shall appoint a replacement from the division in which the vacancy occurs. E. Each board member is eligible to receive compensation pursuant to section 38-611 and is eligible for reimbursement for travel and subsistence expenses while engaged in the business of the district. F. Members of the board are public officers and are subject to all provisions of law applicable to such officers. The provisions of title 38,  chapter 3,  article 8,  relating to conflict of interest,  apply to all board members,  officers and employees of the district. Board members are local public officers for purposes of title 38,  chapter 3.1.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4434 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4434 - Board; organization; oath; bond

48-4434.  Board;  organization;  oath;  bond A. Not later than thirty days after appointment of the initial board by the governor,  and after each election for members of the board,  the board shall meet and select a president,  vice-president and secretary from its membership. B. Each board member shall qualify by taking and subscribing an official oath of office as prescribed by title 38 and executing a bond to this state in an amount of ten thousand dollars conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of office.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4435 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4435 - Meetings of the board

48-4435.  Meetings of the board The board shall hold its regular annual meeting in the district at such time and place as may be fixed by the board and shall hold additional meetings as necessary to transact business on the call of the president of the board or on the request of two or more board members. No business may be transacted at any meeting of the board in the absence of a quorum that consists of a majority of the board members.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4461 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4461 - Duties of the board

48-4461.  Duties of the board A. The board of directors shall: 1. Manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district. 2. Make and execute all necessary contracts and other instruments that shall be signed by the president or by another board member or an employee of the district designated for that purpose. 3. Establish and enforce bylaws,  resolutions,  ordinances and policies for governing the board and the organization and management of the business and affairs of the district. 4. Determine the boundaries of the divisions in the district that shall be numbered respectively divisions one,  two,  three,  four,  five and six. After each United States decennial census the board shall define the boundaries and limits of each division and shall: (a) Make the divisions equal or as nearly equal in population as is practicable,  based on the census. (b) Make the configuration of each division as compact as practicable consistent with equal population. (c) Preserve existing communities of interest within the same division to the extent practicable. (d) If possible,  align the divisions over identified groundwater sub-basins and the division boundaries along existing voting precinct boundaries,  survey lines or political or administrative boundaries. 5. Adopt a name for the district that includes the words " groundwater replenishment district" . 6. Adopt a seal for the district and alter it at its pleasure. 7. Employ a general manager,  who shall serve at its pleasure,  and define and fix his or her duties and compensation. 8. Require that all monies received on behalf of the district be deposited in such funds as may be established by the district to be spent at the direction of the board as provided by this chapter. Monies that are not required immediately may be invested for periods of not more than five years in any of the following,  unless otherwise provided: (a) Certificates of deposit. (b) Repurchase agreements with public depositories. (c) Obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States or any of the senior debt of its agencies,  sponsored agencies,  corporations,  sponsored corporations or instrumentalities. (d) Securities issued by this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state. (e) An investment pool established under section 35-326. 9. Appoint a seven member technical advisory committee from individuals nominated by district members.  10. Perform all acts necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. B. Immediately on organization,  the initial board of directors shall initiate proceedings to determine the application of federal voting laws to the district and shall take any necessary action to comply with the applicable federal laws.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4464 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4464 - District member's replenishment account; statements; credits

48-4464.  District member's replenishment account;  statements;  credits A. The district shall establish and maintain a replenishment account for each district member. After the district computes each member's replenishment obligation,  the district shall adjust the existing balance in the member's replenishment account as follows: 1. Debit the member's replenishment account in the amount of the member's replenishment obligation as computed under section 48-4463. 2. Credit the member's replenishment account in an amount equal to any replenishment services pursuant to sections 48-4470,  48-4472 and 48-4501 that the member purchased during the reporting year. B. On or before May 15 of each year,  the district shall issue to each member: 1. An account statement of the balance in the member's account as of December 31 of the reporting year. 2. A credit certificate to each member that has a net credit balance in its account. The certificate shall state the net credit in the member's account.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4465 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4465 - Transfer of credits

48-4465.  Transfer of credits A. Any district member that holds a credit certificate may transfer all or any part of its credits to the district or to any other district member. B. The district member that transfers any credit shall report the transfer to the district within ten days after the date of the transfer. C. The district shall maintain a register of the ownership of all credits. The register shall be open to inspection by district members during the district's normal business hours. D. A district member that purchases credits in good faith and without notice of any defect or any defense that the district has with respect to the credits may transfer the credits pursuant to this section or surrender credits pursuant to section 48-4466,  subsection A,  paragraph 3 and the district may not raise any defense it may have against the transferor as a defense against the transferee. The district is not liable to any person for any action it takes in reliance on a report of a credit transfer,  including accepting and cancelling surrendered credits under section 48-4466,  subsection A or issuing a new credit certificate to a transferee.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4466 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4466 - Settlement of replenishment accounts

48-4466.  Settlement of replenishment accounts A. On or before June 30 of each year,  a district member whose replenishment account reflects a net debit balance shall: 1. Enter into a contract with the district for replenishment services pursuant to section 48-4470 in an amount sufficient to offset the debit balance or allocate an amount of services under an existing contract to the reporting year in an amount sufficient to offset the debit balance. 2. Purchase replenishment services pursuant to section 48-4472 in an amount sufficient to offset the debit balance,  designating the replenishment services to be used for that purpose. 3. Surrender credits to the district pursuant to section 48-4465 in an amount sufficient to offset the debit balance. B. On or before August 15 of each year,  the district shall prepare a revised account statement for each district member that reflects any purchase of replenishment services or surrender of credits by the district member pursuant to subsection A of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4467 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4467 - Drought relief account

48-4467.  Drought relief account A. The district shall establish and maintain a drought relief account for the district beginning January 1 of the third calendar year following the year in which the district is established with a balance of zero on that date. B. At the end of each calendar year,  beginning with the third calendar year following the year in which the district is established,  the district shall register a credit to the account in the amount of the district's historic annual net natural recharge. C. Beginning with the fifth calendar year following the year in which the district is established,  the district shall register a debit to the account not later than May 15 of a calendar year if the preceding calendar year was a drought year for any district member and the district member withdrew drought replacement groundwater during that preceding calendar year. The amount of the debit shall equal the total amount of drought replacement groundwater withdrawn by all district members during that preceding calendar year,  up to the amount of any credits in the account. A district member's share of the debit shall be computed by dividing the amount of drought replacement groundwater withdrawn by the district member during that preceding calendar year by the total amount of drought replacement groundwater withdrawn by all district members during that preceding calendar year and multiplying the quotient by the amount of the debit.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4468 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4468 - Measuring requirements

48-4468.  Measuring requirements A district shall require district members to install and pay for water measuring devices and periodically test the devices as may be necessary to ensure the accurate measurement of the amount of water produced.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4469 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4469 - Direct delivery of water

48-4469.  Direct delivery of water A. The district may contract with a district member,  in one year increments,  to deliver water directly to the district member to replace groundwater that the district member would have otherwise withdrawn in the district if the water delivered to the district member would have otherwise been used by the district to replenish groundwater in the district. B. The district may contract with a district member,  for a term of more than one year,  to deliver water directly to the district member to replace groundwater that the district member would have otherwise withdrawn in the district if the water delivered to the district member would have otherwise been used by the district to replenish groundwater in the district if the district determines that the contract will not adversely affect its ability to fulfill the purposes of this chapter and will not increase costs payable by other district members.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4471 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4471 - Acquiring water from district members

48-4471.  Acquiring water from district members A. The district shall accept delivery,  either directly or through exchange,  from a district member of any of the following water that the district member is legally entitled to use for a non-irrigation purpose unless the district lacks sufficient capacity to accept delivery of the water or to replenish the water to the aquifer: 1. Central Arizona project water. 2. Colorado river water. 3. Effluent. 4. Groundwater withdrawn outside of the district. 5. Surface water pursuant to decreed or appropriative rights. B. The district member shall pay any costs of acquiring the water delivered to the district under this section,  including any amount due pursuant to its municipal and industrial water service subcontract with the United States and a multi-county water conservation district. The district member shall pay to the district any water acquisition costs incurred by the district in accepting delivery of the water and replenishing the water into the aquifer. C. For each year in which the district accepts delivery of a portion of a district member's water pursuant to this section,  the district shall issue credits to the member pursuant to section 48-4465 in an amount equal to the amount of the district member's water delivered to the district that will reach the aquifer pursuant to water storage undertaken pursuant to title 45,  chapter 3.1.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4471.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4471.01 - Aquifer replenishment projects in Phoenix active management area

48-4471.01.  Aquifer replenishment projects in Phoenix active management area If a district is established in the Phoenix active management area,  within five years after being established the district shall apply for at least two water storage permits under title 45,  chapter 3.1. At least one water storage permit shall be associated with a storage facility located in the east salt river valley sub-basin and at least one water storage permit shall be associated with a storage facility located in the west salt river valley sub-basin,  as identified on the map described in section 45-404. The district shall use its best efforts to obtain the required permits for water storage in both sub-basins and shall replenish water in both sub-basins consistent with the requirements of title 45,  chapter 3.1.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4472 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4472 - Demand replenishment services

48-4472.  Demand replenishment services A. The district may offer replenishment services to its members on an on-demand basis if the district has water available to provide replenishment services in excess of the total replenishment services to be provided during the year pursuant to contracts entered into under section 48-4470. B. The district shall announce the availability of demand replenishment services under this section to the district members by a method established by the board taking into account the cost of providing notice and the need to provide timely notice to all members considering the schedule on which the water for the demand replenishment services will become available. C. The board shall establish standards to apportion demand replenishment services among members that request such services. D. A district member that receives replenishment services under this section shall pay the district,  as a replenishment tax,  the water acquisition costs associated with the water used by the district in providing replenishment services. On receipt of payment,  the district shall credit the member's replenishment account under section 48-4464 with an amount of groundwater equal to the amount of replenishment services the member purchased.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4473 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4473 - Water storage for district members; accounting; fees and charges

48-4473.  Water storage for district members;  accounting;  fees and charges A. If the board determines that water may be obtained in any year in excess of the amount of replenishment services pursuant to sections 48-4470,  48-4472 and 48-4501,  the district may offer to store any portion of that excess water for any of the district members pursuant to title 45,  chapter 3. B. Water stored on behalf of a district member shall be credited to a long-term storage account maintained in the district member's name by the department pursuant to section 45-852.01. C. The district shall apply to the director for the water storage permits as agent on behalf of each of its members pursuant to section 45-831.01 and shall file all reports,  maintain all records and take any other action necessary to secure and maintain the water storage. D. A district member shall pay the district such fees as the board determines are reasonable and necessary to establish and maintain the water storage for the district member. In addition,  the district shall charge each district member that elects to have excess water stored on its behalf the water acquisition costs of water stored during the year in which the district stores the water for the district member. E. If more than one district member elects to have excess water stored pursuant to this section,  the district shall apportion the water available for storage among those district members in proportion to each member's total water demand in the past year,  except that no more water may be stored for an individual member than that member specifically requests and pays for in that year.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4474 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4474 - Storage and recovery outside of district

48-4474.  Storage and recovery outside of district A. In order to efficiently manage sources of replenishment water,  the district may store and recover water outside of the district's boundaries pursuant to title 45,  chapter 3. B. The costs of operating storage and recovery facilities outside of the district shall be included as part of the water acquisition costs incurred by the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4475 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4475 - Using public rights-of-way; definition

48-4475.  Using public rights-of-way;  definition A. To the extent practicable,  a district shall use a public right-of-way as provided by this section to transport water instead of seeking to use other properties. B. The district,  at no cost to this state or another governmental entity that exercises control over the right-of-way,  may construct,  reconstruct and maintain transmission pipes,  canals and necessary appurtenant fixtures on,  along or in any any public right-of-way that is dedicated to public use and across any public water or bridge to transport water. The district shall negotiate its use of the public right-of-way with the controlling governmental entity before it exercises the power of eminent domain pursuant to section 48-4462,  paragraph 9. C. If the district uses a public right-of-way,  it shall: 1. Provide reasonable notice to the governmental entity that exercises control over the right-of-way of the district's intent to use the right-of-way and the nature,  scope and duration of the use. 2. Obtain all permits and pay any applicable fees to use the right-of-way,  but the amount of any fee shall not exceed the amount that is normally charged to other public entities for using public rights-of-way for similar purposes. 3. Restore or adjust,  to the extent practicable,  the facilities,  properties and roads in the right-of-way to their preexisting condition to the satisfaction of the governmental entity that exercises control over the right-of-way and any other user of the right-of-way,  considering the type of facilities that are located in the right-of-way. 4. Reimburse or pay reasonable costs to any governmental entity that relocates or modifies its facilities,  properties or use of the right-of-way in order to allow the district to use the right-of-way. 5. Use the right-of-way in a manner that does not unreasonably disrupt or impair existing uses or prevent future uses of the right-of-way by the governmental entity that exercises control over the right-of-way. 6. Relocate district facilities on reasonable demand of the governmental entity that exercises control over the right-of-way. The district is responsible for any costs associated with the relocation. D. If applicable,  the use of a public right-of-way under this section is conditioned on the payment in full of all voluntary contributions that are due and payable under title 9,  chapter 4,  article 3. E. For purposes of this section " public right-of-way"  or " right-of-way"  means any highway,  street,  road,  alley or other right-of-way of a governmental entity.