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AZ Rev Stat § 45-411 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-411 - Initial active management areas; maps

45-411.  Initial active management areas;  maps A. Four initial active management areas are established on the effective date of this section. The four initial active management areas are: 1. The Tucson active management area which includes the upper Santa Cruz and Avra valley sub-basins. 2. The Phoenix active management area which includes the east Salt river valley,  west Salt river valley,  Fountain Hills,  Carefree,  lake Pleasant,  Rainbow valley and Hassayampa sub-basins. 3. The Prescott active management area which includes the Little Chino and upper Agua Fria sub-basins. 4. The Pinal active management area which includes the Maricopa-Stanfield,  Eloy,  Aguirre valley,  Santa Rosa valley and Vekol valley sub-basins. B. The boundaries of the initial active management areas established under subsection A of this section are shown on the maps filed in the office of the secretary of state on the effective date of this chapter. C. A true copy of the maps identifying the initial active management areas established under subsection A of this section shall be on file in the department and shall be available for examination by the public during regular business hours. A true copy of the map of each initial active management area established under subsection A of this section shall also be filed in the office of the county recorder of the county or counties in which the active management area is located.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-411.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-411.02 - Modification of boundaries of Tucson active management area; map

45-411.02.  Modification of boundaries of Tucson active management area;  map A. Beginning July 1,  1994,  the boundaries of the Tucson active management area are modified to exclude the portion of the upper Santa Cruz valley sub-basin included within the Santa Cruz active management area on that date. The modified boundaries of the Tucson active management area are shown on the map filed in the office of the secretary of state on June 10,  1994. B. A true copy of the map identifying the modified boundaries of the Tucson active management area shall be on file in the department and shall be available for examination by the public during regular business hours. A true copy of the map shall also be filed in the office of the county recorder in the counties in which the active management area is located.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-411.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-411.03 - Santa Cruz active management area; map

45-411.03.  Santa Cruz active management area;  map A. Beginning July 1,  1994,  the Santa Cruz active management area is established as an initial active management area which consists of a portion of the upper Santa Cruz valley sub-basin. The boundaries of the Santa Cruz active management area are shown on the map filed in the office of the secretary of state on June 10,  1994. B. A true copy of the map identifying the boundaries of the Santa Cruz active management area shall be on file in the department and shall be available for examination by the public during regular business hours. A true copy of the map shall also be filed in the office of the county recorder in the counties in which the active management area is located.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-411.04 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-411.04 - Declaration of policy and intent; Santa Cruz active management area

45-411.04.  Declaration of policy and intent;  Santa Cruz active management area A. The legislature finds that the hydrology and water resource management issues within the upper Santa Cruz river basin are unique due to the international nature of the river basin. The Tucson active management area includes areas beyond the one hundred kilometer border region established by treaties and agreements between the United States and Mexico relating to environmental issues. It is the finding of the legislature that a new active management area is needed in the immediate vicinity of the United States/Mexico border for the upper Santa Cruz river basin in order to facilitate binational negotiations for coordinated management of the water resources of the Santa Cruz river. It is the further finding of the legislature that the proposed boundaries designated for the Santa Cruz active management area are based on hydrologic parameters,  such that the portion of the Santa Cruz river in Arizona has similar hydrologic characteristics with that portion of the Santa Cruz river in the State of Sonora,  Mexico. B. The legislature also finds that the coordinated management of surface water rights and groundwater rights set forth in this enactment has been specifically designed to address the unique problems for water resource management that are described in subsection A of this section and that are posed by the hydrology of the upper Santa Cruz river. Coordinated management of surface water rights and groundwater rights is necessary in the area designated as the Santa Cruz active management area for public health,  safety and welfare reasons. C. It is the express intent of the legislature that the creation of the Santa Cruz active management area is not to affect the definition of,  or rights to,  the surface waters and the groundwaters within this state,  or to establish any precedent that could be used in a court of law to define,  limit,  or extend the rights of this state or the United States of America over the surface waters and groundwaters found within this state or to define or limit the legal distinction between surface water and groundwater in this state. D. The legislature finds that the varied water interests within the Santa Cruz active management area have sought the creation of this active management area to facilitate their own participation in the coordinated management of the water resources within this active management area and participation in the negotiations for binational coordination of water resource planning for the upper Santa Cruz active management area. While the coordinated management can include all naturally occurring waters within the basin,  it is not the intent of any party in the Santa Cruz active management area or this legislature to modify or amend in any way the fundamental laws and rights to surface water and groundwater pursuant to the laws of this state.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-412 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-412 - Subsequent active management areas; criteria; review of groundwater basins not subject to active management

45-412.  Subsequent active management areas;  criteria;  review of groundwater basins not subject to active management A. The director may designate an area which is not included within an initial active management area,  pursuant to section 45-411,  as a subsequent active management area if the director determines that any of the following exists: 1. Active management practices are necessary to preserve the existing supply of groundwater for future needs. 2. Land subsidence or fissuring is endangering property or potential groundwater storage capacity. 3. Use of groundwater is resulting in actual or threatened water quality degradation. B. An active management area designated pursuant to this section may include more than one groundwater basin but shall not be smaller than a groundwater basin or include only a portion of a groundwater basin,  except for the regional aquifer systems of northern Arizona. C. The director shall periodically review all areas which are not included within an active management area to determine whether such areas meet any of the criteria for active management areas as prescribed in this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-413 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-413 - Hearing on designation of subsequent active management areas and boundaries; notice; procedures

45-413.  Hearing on designation of subsequent active management areas and boundaries;  notice;  procedures A. If the director proposes to designate a subsequent active management area pursuant to section 45-412,  subsection A,  the director shall hold a public hearing to consider: 1. Whether to issue an order declaring the area an active management area. 2. The boundaries and any sub-basins of the proposed active management area. B. The director shall give reasonable notice of the hearing under the circumstances which shall include publication once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the proposed active management area is located. Any notice shall contain the time and place of the hearing,  the legal description and a map clearly identifying and describing all lands to be included in the proposed active management area and any sub-basins and any other information the director deems necessary. C. The hearing shall be held at a location within the proposed active management area as soon as practicable but no less than thirty days and no more than sixty days after the first publication of the notice of hearing. At the hearing,  the director shall present the factual data in his possession in support of the proposed action. Any person may appear at the hearing,  either in person or by representative,  and submit oral or documentary evidence for or against the proposed action. In making his determination,  the director shall give full consideration to public comment and to recommendations made by local political subdivisions.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-414 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-414 - Findings upon hearing; order for active management area; publication

45-414.  Findings upon hearing;  order for active management area;  publication A. Within thirty days after the hearing,  the director shall make and file in the director's office written findings with respect to matters considered during the hearing. If the director decides to declare an area an active management area,  the director shall make and file an order designating the active management area. B. The findings and order shall be published in the manner and for the length of time prescribed for the publication of notice of the public hearing,  and the order is effective when published for the final time. All factual data compiled by the director,  a transcript of the hearing,  a copy of the findings and a map identifying the lands included in the active management area are public records of the department and shall be available for examination by the public during regular business hours. The findings and order of the director are subject to rehearing or review and to judicial review as provided in section 45-114,  subsection C. C. The director shall file a true copy of the map in the office of the county recorder of the county or counties in which the active management area is located.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-416 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-416 - Limitation on number of irrigated acres

45-416.  Limitation on number of irrigated acres A. If the director initiates the procedure for designating a subsequent active management area or the board of supervisors calls an election to establish an active management area,  an irrigation user may irrigate within the proposed active management area only acres of land which were legally irrigated at any time during the five years preceding the date of the notice of the initiation of designation procedures or the call for the election. B. The limitation on the acres which may be irrigated shall continue in effect until the director makes a final determination pursuant to section 45-414 or the final results of an election to establish an active management area pursuant to section 45-415 are certified by the board of supervisors of the county or counties in which the proposed subsequent active management area is located.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-417 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-417 - Review and modification of boundaries of subsequent active management area

45-417.  Review and modification of boundaries of subsequent active management area A. The director may review and modify the boundaries of a subsequent active management area or any of its sub-basins as conditions require and factual data justify. B. The director shall review the boundaries of a subsequent active management area or any of its sub-basins upon receipt of a petition signed by persons who together withdraw not less than one-fourth of the groundwater withdrawn in the active management area or by request of the groundwater users advisory council in the active management area. C. Before modifying the boundaries of a subsequent active management area or any of its sub-basins the director shall give notice of and hold a hearing on the proposed modifications pursuant to the procedures prescribed by section 45-413. After the hearing,  the director shall prepare written findings pursuant to section 45-414.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-418 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-418 - Area director; appointment; qualifications; compensation

45-418.  Area director;  appointment;  qualifications;  compensation A. The director shall appoint an area director for each active management area. For reasons of economy and efficiency in administration,  one person may be the area director for more than one active management area. The area director shall serve at the pleasure of the director. B. The area director is subject to title 41,  chapter 4,  article 4 and is entitled to receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-419 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-419 - Duties of area director

45-419.  Duties of area director The area director shall: 1. Assist the director in the development of the management plan for the active management area and implement the plan under the director's supervision. 2. Have such other duties as the director may assign and shall be responsible to the director for the performance of such duties. 3. Furnish technical and clerical services and such other assistance to the groundwater users advisory council as is required,  to the extent funds are made available for such assistance.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-420 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-420 - Groundwater users advisory councils; appointment; representation of water users; term; compensation

45-420.  Groundwater users advisory councils;  appointment;  representation of water users;  term;  compensation A. There shall be a groundwater users advisory council in each active management area consisting of five members. Members of the council shall be appointed by the governor to represent the users of groundwater in the active management area and on the basis of their knowledge of,  interest in and experience with problems relating to the development,  use and conservation of water.  B. The term of office of each member is six years. The terms of two members shall expire on the third Monday of January each even numbered year,  except that each third even numbered year the term of one member shall expire. C. Members of the council shall serve without compensation,  except that each member shall be reimbursed for travel and subsistence while engaged in business of the council in the same manner as is provided by law for state officers.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-421 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-421 - Administrative duties of the groundwater users advisory councils

45-421.  Administrative duties of the groundwater users advisory councils The groundwater users advisory council shall: 1. Advise the area director for the active management area,  make recommendations on groundwater management programs and policies for the active management area and comment to the area director and to the director on draft management plans for the active management area before they are promulgated by the director. 2. Keep the minutes of its meetings and all records,  reports and other information relative to its work and programs in permanent form indexed and systematically filed. 3. Elect from its members a chairman and vice-chairman for terms of two years expiring on the third Monday of January of each even numbered year. 4. Designate the person or persons who shall execute all documents and instruments on behalf of the council. 5. Manifest and record its actions by motion,  resolution or other appropriate means. 6. Make a complete record of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection during regular business hours in the branch office of the department in the active management area.  7. Provide comment to the Arizona water banking authority with regard to draft plans for additional storage facilities and draft plans of operation in accordance with sections 45-2453 and 45-2456.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-431 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-431 - Initial irrigation non-expansion areas

45-431.  Initial irrigation non-expansion areas The Douglas critical groundwater area and the Joseph City critical groundwater area,  delineated in the orders of the state land commissioner dated May 5,  1965 and December 16,  1974,  respectively,  are designated as initial irrigation non-expansion areas on the effective date of this chapter and are governed by the provisions of this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-432 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-432 - Subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas; designation; review

45-432.  Subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas;  designation;  review A. The director may designate an area which is not included within an active management area as a subsequent irrigation non-expansion area if the director determines that both of the following apply: 1. There is insufficient groundwater to provide a reasonably safe supply for irrigation of the cultivated lands in the area at the current rates of withdrawal. 2. The establishment of an active management area pursuant to section 45-412 is not necessary. B. An irrigation non-expansion area established pursuant to this section may include more than one groundwater sub-basin but shall not be smaller than a groundwater sub-basin or include only a portion of a groundwater sub-basin.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-433 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-433 - Local initiation for designation; procedures

45-433.  Local initiation for designation;  procedures A. The designation of a subsequent irrigation non-expansion area may be initiated by the director or by petition to the director signed by either: 1. Not less than twenty-five irrigation users of groundwater,  or one-fourth of the irrigation users of groundwater within the boundaries of the groundwater basin or sub-basin specified in the petition. 2. Ten per cent of the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the groundwater basin or sub-basin specified in the petition as of the most recent report compiled by the county recorder in compliance with section 16-168,  subsection G. The form of the petition shall be the same as for an initiative petition and the applicant for such petition shall comply with the provisions of section 19-111. If a groundwater basin or sub-basin is located in two or more counties,  the number of registered voters required to sign the petition shall be ten per cent of the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the groundwater basin or sub-basin,  as of the most recent report compiled by the county recorder in compliance with section 16-168,  subsection G,  within the county in which the plurality of the registered voters in the groundwater basin or sub-basin resides. B. Upon receipt of a petition pursuant to subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section,  the director shall transmit the petition to the county recorder of each county in which the groundwater basin or sub-basin is located for verification of signatures. In addition,  the director shall transmit a map of the groundwater basin or sub-basin to the county recorder of each such county included. The map shall be on a scale adequate to show with substantial accuracy where the boundaries of the groundwater basin or sub-basin cross the boundaries of county voting precincts. The director shall also transmit to the county recorder all other factual data concerning the boundaries of the groundwater basin or sub-basin that may aid the county recorder in the determination of which registered voters of the county are residents of the groundwater basin or sub-basin.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-434 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-434 - Limitation on number of irrigated acres

45-434.  Limitation on number of irrigated acres A. If procedures are initiated,  whether by the director or by petition,  for designating an irrigation non-expansion area,  an irrigation user may irrigate within the proposed irrigation non-expansion area only acres of land which were irrigated at any time during the five years preceding the date of the notice of the initiation of designation procedures. B. The limitation on the acres which may be irrigated shall continue in effect until the director makes a final determination pursuant to section 45-436.
AZ Rev Stat § 45-435 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Waters|§ 45-435 - Hearing on designation of subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas and boundaries; notice; procedures

45-435.  Hearing on designation of subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas and boundaries;  notice;  procedures A. If the director finds that an area which is not included within an active management area meets the criteria specified in section 45-432,  or a petition is filed pursuant to section 45-433,  the director shall hold a public hearing to consider: 1. Whether to issue an order declaring the area an irrigation non-expansion area. 2. The boundaries of the proposed irrigation non-expansion area. B. The director shall give reasonable notice of the hearing under the circumstances which shall include the publication once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the proposed irrigation non-expansion area is located. Any notice shall contain the time and place of the hearing,  the legal description and a map clearly identifying and describing all lands to be included in the proposed irrigation non-expansion area and any other information the director deems necessary. C. The hearing shall be held at a location in the county in which the major portion of the proposed irrigation non-expansion area is located no less than thirty days but no more than sixty days after the first publication of the notice of the hearing. At the hearing,  the director shall present the factual data in his possession in support of or in opposition to the proposed action. Any person may appear at the hearing,  either in person or by representative,  and submit oral or documentary evidence for or against the proposed action. In making his determination,  the director shall give full consideration to public comment and to recommendations made by local political subdivisions.