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AZ Rev Stat § 45-577 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-577 - Application; hydrological study; review of application

45-577.  Application;  hydrological study;  review of application A. The director shall prescribe the form of application for a certificate of assured water supply,  to include,  as applicable: 1. The legal description of the land. 2. The plats,  plans and maps of the proposed development. 3. Information on the nature and magnitude of the proposed development,  including the number of parcels,  lots or dwelling units and the annual amount of water which will be required. 4. Evidence of contracts for the delivery of water and information relating to the terms of the contracts. 5. If groundwater is a proposed source of water: (a) Evidence of ownership of any grandfathered rights pursuant to which groundwater may be withdrawn for the proposed development. (b) The legal description of the location of any existing wells from which the applicant proposes to withdraw groundwater or the proposed location of new wells. 6. Evidence of the right to use surface water pursuant to chapter 1,  article 4 of this title,  pursuant to a judicial decree or pursuant to a right established prior to 1919. 7. Financing arrangements for the development and evidence of financial capability to construct the delivery system and any treatment works necessary to make the supply of water available for the proposed use. 8. A sworn statement that the information contained in the application is true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the applicant. 9. Any other information which the director may require. B. If groundwater is a proposed source of water,  the applicant shall submit with the application for a certificate of assured water supply a copy of a hydrological study on the groundwater resources that demonstrates an assured supply for the proposed use. The director shall prescribe the contents of the study which is to be submitted with the application. C. The director shall review and evaluate the application. The director may request additional information from the applicant and conduct independent investigations as may be necessary to determine whether an assured water supply exists.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-579.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-579.01 - Certificate of assured water supply; material change; plat

45-579.01.  Certificate of assured water supply;  material change;  plat For the purpose of determining whether changes to a plat for which a certificate has been issued in an active management area are material under rules adopted pursuant to section 45-576,  subsection H,  the director shall not consider any change in the number of housing units or lots if there is a reduction in the total water demand for the subdivision.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-580 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-580 - Assured and adequate water supply administration fund; purpose

45-580.  Assured and adequate water supply administration fund;  purpose A. The assured and adequate water supply administration fund is established consisting of the fees that are paid to the department for applications relating to adequate and assured water supply pursuant to sections 45-108,  45-576 and 45-579 and that are established by the director pursuant to section 45-113,  subsection B. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to appropriation and shall be used by the department for the costs and expenses of the department in administering sections 45-108,  45-576 and 45-579. B. The director shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  all fees received pursuant to subsection A of this section in the fund. The fund shall be a separate account on the books of the department. Monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year remain in the fund and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to the lapsing of appropriations. 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.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-591 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-591 - Definitions

45-591.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Existing well"  means a well which was drilled before June 12,  1980 and which is not abandoned or sealed or a well which was not completed on June 12,  1980 but for which a notice of intention to drill was on file with the Arizona water commission on such date. 2. " New well"  means a well for which a notice of intention to drill or a permit is required pursuant to this article or which is drilled pursuant to a permit issued under section 45-834.01.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-591.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-591.01 - Oil, gas, helium and geothermal wells; exemption

45-591.01.  Oil,  gas,  helium and geothermal wells;  exemption Wells drilled for oil,  gas or helium pursuant to the provisions of title 27 are not wells as defined in this chapter. The director,  by rule or regulation,  may exempt exploration wells from any requirement of this article that the director determines is not necessary for the protection of groundwater. Geothermal wells drilled pursuant to the provisions of title 27 are not wells as defined in this chapter when the director finds that the rules and regulations of the oil and gas conservation commission require the reinjection of all waters associated with the geothermal resource to the producing strata.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-592 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-592 - Wells in general

45-592.  Wells in general A. A person may construct,  replace or deepen a well in this state only pursuant to this article and section 45-834.01. The drilling of a well may not begin until all requirements of this article and section 45-834.01,  as applicable,  are met. B. The director may adopt temporary rules to allow a person to construct,  replace or deepen a well prior to the adoption of final rules pursuant to this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-593 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-593 - Registration of existing wells; permanent record of all wells; reporting open wells

45-593.  Registration of existing wells;  permanent record of all wells;  reporting open wells A. On or before June 12,  1982,  a person who owns an existing well which is or has been used to withdraw or monitor water shall register the well on a registration form provided by the director. The registration form shall include: 1. The registration number of any well previously required to be registered in this state before June 12,  1980. 2. The legal description of the land upon which the well is located,  the location of the well on the land and the name and mailing address of the owner of the land. 3. The depth,  diameter and type of casing of the well. 4. Such legal description of the land upon which the groundwater is being used as may be required by the director to administer this chapter. 5. The maximum pumping capacity of the well. 6. Any other information which the director may require. B. The director shall assign a registration number to each well registered pursuant to this section and to all other wells drilled pursuant to this chapter and shall maintain a permanent record of registration numbers and all other information on new and existing wells pursuant to this chapter and previous law. C. The person to whom a well is registered shall notify the director of a change in ownership of the well,  and the new owner shall furnish information as required by the director to keep the department's well registration records current and accurate. D. Within thirty days after a change of ownership of real property,  the new owner shall notify the director in writing of the existence of any open well or wells on the property which the new owner has discovered. Thereafter,  the owner shall report the existence of any open well on the property within ten days after the owner discovers the well. E. This article shall not be construed to legalize any well existing on June 12,  1980,  the effective date of this article,  which was not in accordance with prior statutory law.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-594 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-594 - Well construction standards; remedial measures

45-594.  Well construction standards;  remedial measures A. The director shall adopt rules establishing construction standards for new wells and replacement wells,  the deepening and abandonment of existing wells and the capping of open wells. B. All well construction,  replacement,  deepening and abandonment operations shall comply with the rules adopted pursuant to this section. A well owner shall cap an open well according to the rules adopted pursuant to subsection A. C. If the director determines that a well is not capped in compliance with the rules adopted pursuant to subsection A,  that the well is dangerous to property or public health or safety and that there is not sufficient time to issue and enforce an order relative to its capping,  the director may employ remedial measures necessary to protect property or public health or safety. The remedial measures may include remaining in full charge and control of the well site until the well has been rendered safe and capping the well. This subsection does not relieve an owner or operator of a well from the legal duties,  obligations and liabilities arising from such ownership or operation.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-595 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-595 - Well construction requirements; licensing of well drillers

45-595.  Well construction requirements;  licensing of well drillers  A. New well construction,  including modifications of wells,  shall be performed under the direct and personal supervision of a well driller who holds a well driller's license pursuant to subsection B of this section. B. A person who intends to construct or modify one or more wells in this state shall file an application for a well driller's license with the director. The application shall include: 1. The name,  mailing address and place of business of the applicant. 2. The applicant's experience and qualifications. 3. Such other information as the director may require. C. The director,  by rule,  shall establish qualifications and a reasonable fee of not more than fifty dollars for licenses for well drillers and establish procedures for the evaluation and licensing of applicants. A nontransferable well driller's license shall be issued if the director finds that the applicant meets the qualifications established pursuant to this subsection. The director may revoke a well driller's license for good cause. D. A person who drills or modifies an exempt well on land owned by that person shall first obtain a single well license from the department. The department shall issue the license to drill the well according to standard small well construction standards. No fee may be charged for a single well license. E. The director shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  all fees received under this section in the water resources fund established by section 45-117.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-596.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-596.01 - Additional information required with notice of intention to drill well to pump Colorado river water; exception

45-596.01.  Additional information required with notice of intention to drill well to pump Colorado river water;  exception  (Conditionally Eff.) In addition to the information required by section 45-596,  a person who files a notice of intention to drill a well that will pump Colorado river water shall include with the notice proof that the director determines to be satisfactory that the person has the legal right to use Colorado river water. This section does not apply to a proposed well that will have a pump with a maximum capacity of not more than thirty-five gallons per minute and that will be used for the supply,  service and activities of households and private residences,  including the application of water to less than two acres of land to produce plants or parts of plants for sale or human consumption or for use as feed for livestock,  range livestock or poultry,  as those terms are defined in section 3-1201.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-597 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-597 - Deepening and replacement of wells in active management areas; filing of notice

45-597.  Deepening and replacement of wells in active management areas;  filing of notice A. A person entitled to withdraw groundwater in an active management area or a person entitled to recover stored water pursuant to section 45-834.01 may deepen an existing well or construct a replacement well at approximately the same location. The director shall by rule define what constitutes a replacement well,  including the distance from the original well site that is deemed to be the same location for a replacement well. B. Prior to deepening an existing well or constructing a replacement well at approximately the same location,  the person shall file a notice of intention to drill pursuant to section 45-596 and provide the director with any other information as the director may by rules require.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-598 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-598 - New wells and replacement wells in new locations in active management areas; rules; permit required

45-598.  New wells and replacement wells in new locations in active management areas;  rules;  permit required A. The director shall adopt rules governing the location of new wells and replacement wells in new locations in active management areas to prevent unreasonably increasing damage to surrounding land or other water users from the concentration of wells. B. A person entitled to withdraw groundwater in an active management area pursuant to article 5 or 6 of this chapter may construct a new well or a replacement well in a new location if the location of the new well or the replacement well complies with the rules adopted by the director pursuant to subsection A of this section and if the person has applied for and received a permit from the director pursuant to section 45-599. C. An applicant for a general industrial use permit pursuant to sections 45-515 and 45-521 who proposes to construct a new well or a replacement well in a new location shall also apply for a permit pursuant to section 45-599. D. A person who is entitled to withdraw groundwater in an active management area under article 5 or 6 of this chapter may withdraw groundwater under article 5 or 6 of this chapter from a well drilled to withdraw groundwater pursuant to a groundwater withdrawal permit issued under article 7 of this chapter if the location of the well complies with the rules adopted by the director under subsection A of this section and if the person has applied for and received a permit from the director pursuant to section 45-599. A person entitled to withdraw groundwater in an active management area under a general industrial use permit issued under section 45-515 may withdraw groundwater under section 45-515 from a well used to withdraw groundwater pursuant to another category of groundwater withdrawal permit issued under article 7 of this chapter if the location of the well complies with the rules adopted by the director under subsection A of this section and if the person has applied for and received a permit from the director pursuant to section 45-599.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-600 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-600 - Filing of report by driller; filing of completion report

45-600.  Filing of report by driller;  filing of completion report A. A well driller shall maintain a complete and accurate log of each well drilled. Within thirty days of completion of the drilling of any well in this state,  the driller shall file a well driller report with the director which shall include all information contained in the log of the well,  including information on the casing of the well and,  if the well is an artesian well,  the capping. The director shall prescribe well driller report forms and the department shall furnish them on request. B. Within thirty days after the installation of pumping equipment in any well in this state,  the registered well owner shall file a completion report with the director. The director shall prescribe the completion report form and the department shall furnish them on request. The completion report form shall include: 1. The type of equipment installed. 2. Tested pumping capacity of the well in gallons per minute as determined for a non-flowing well by measuring the discharge of the pump after continuous operation for at least four hours,  or for a flowing well by measuring the natural flow at the land surface. 3. Drawdown of the water level measured in feet for a non-flowing well after not less than four hours of continuous operation and while still in operation,  or for a flowing well,  the shut-in pressure measured in feet above the land surface or in pounds per square inch at the land surface. 4. Depth in feet from the land surface to the static groundwater level,  measured immediately prior to the well-capacity test. 5. Such other information as the director may require.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-601 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-601 - Operating rules for multiple wells

45-601.  Operating rules for multiple wells The director may adopt rules governing pumping patterns of persons who withdraw groundwater or recover stored water,  as defined in section 45-802.01,  from multiple wells in an active management area to minimize damage to adjacent groundwater users. The director may not require a person who withdraws groundwater or recovers stored water from multiple wells to change the person's pumping patterns if the person or user cannot reasonably accommodate such changes.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-602 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-602 - Capping of wells; waste

45-602.  Capping of wells;  waste A. Groundwater which has been withdrawn shall not be allowed to waste. To effectuate the purposes of this section,  the director shall: 1. Require all flowing wells to be capped or equipped with valves so that the flow of water can be completely stopped when not in use. 2. Require both flowing and non-flowing wells to be constructed and maintained so as to prevent waste of groundwater through leaky casing,  lack of casings,  pipes,  fittings,  valves or pumps,  either above or below the surface of the ground. B. The reasonable withdrawal of groundwater for development,  testing or repair of a well or the inadvertent loss of water due to breakage of a pump,  valve,  pipe or fitting is not waste if reasonable diligence is shown in effecting the necessary repairs.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-603 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-603 - Criteria for rules and regulations

45-603.  Criteria for rules and regulations In developing rules and regulations under this article,  the director shall consider,  among other things,  water quality,  cones of depression and land subsidence.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-604 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-604 - Water measuring devices

45-604.  Water measuring devices A. Except as provided in subsections B,  C and D of this section,  a person who withdraws groundwater from a nonexempt well in an active management area or an irrigation non-expansion area,  a person who withdraws water from a non-exempt well in the Santa Cruz active management area or a person who withdraws groundwater for transportation to an initial active management area pursuant to article 8.1 of this chapter shall use a water measuring device approved by the director. B. A person who holds a type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right or a groundwater withdrawal permit in the amount of ten or fewer acre-feet per year is not required to use a water measuring device to measure withdrawals pursuant to that grandfathered right or groundwater withdrawal permit unless the person holds more than one such right or permit in the aggregate amount of more than ten acre-feet per year and withdraws more than ten acre-feet of groundwater per year pursuant to those rights or permits from one well. C. In an irrigation non-expansion area: 1. A person who withdraws ten or fewer acre-feet of groundwater per year from a non-exempt well for a non-irrigation use is not required to use a water measuring device to measure withdrawals from that well. 2. A person who withdraws groundwater from a non-exempt well for an irrigation use is not required to use a water measuring device to measure withdrawals from that well if both of the following apply: (a) Groundwater withdrawn from the well for an irrigation use is used only on land that is owned by a person who has the right under section 45-437 to irrigate ten or fewer contiguous acres at the place of the use. (b) Groundwater withdrawn from the well is not used on land that is part of an integrated farming operation. D. In an active management area,  a person,  other than an irrigation district,  who withdraws groundwater from a non-exempt well for use pursuant to an irrigation grandfathered right that is appurtenant to ten or fewer irrigation acres is not required to use a water measuring device to measure withdrawals from that well unless groundwater withdrawn from the well is also used pursuant to either a service area right pursuant to article 6 of this chapter or a grandfathered groundwater right other than an irrigation grandfathered right that is appurtenant to irrigation acres that are exempt from irrigation water duties pursuant to section 45-563.02. E. The director shall adopt rules setting forth the requirements and specifications for water measuring devices.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-606 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-606 - Well administration and enforcement fund; purpose

45-606.  Well administration and enforcement fund;  purpose A. The well administration and enforcement fund is established consisting of fees paid to the department pursuant to section 45-596,  subsection L and section 45-599,  subsection J. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and shall be used by the director for the following purposes: 1. For the reasonable and necessary costs of the department to implement this article. 2. For compliance monitoring,  investigation and enforcement activities of the department pertaining to the construction,  replacement,  deepening and abandonment of wells and capping of open wells under this article. B. The fund shall be a separate account on the books of the department. Monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year remain in the fund and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to the lapsing of appropriations. 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.