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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-711 - Designation of Assured Water Supply; Annual Report Requirements, Review, Modification, Revocation

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A. A
				designated provider shall include in the annual report required by A.R.S.
				§
									45-632
				the following information for the preceding calendar year:
1. The designated provider's committed
				demand;
2. The demand at build-out
				for customers with which the designated provider has entered into an agreement
				to serve water, other than committed demand;
3. A report regarding the designated
				provider's compliance with water quality requirements;
4. The depth-to-static water level of all
				wells from which the designated provider withdrew water; and
5. Any other information the Director may
				reasonably require to determine whether the designated provider continues to
				meet the criteria for a designation of assured water supply.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-712 - Analysis of Adequate Water Supply

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A. A person proposing to develop land outside
				an AMA that will not be served by a designated provider may apply for an
				analysis of adequate water supply before applying for a water report. An
				applicant for an analysis must be the owner of the land that is the subject of
				the application or have the written consent of the owner. The commissioner of
				the Arizona State Land Department may apply for an analysis for land owned by
				the state of Arizona outside an AMA or may consent to the inclusion of such
				land in an application.
B. An
				applicant for an analysis shall submit an application on a form prescribed by
				the Director with the initial fee required by
				R12-15-103(C),
				and attach the following:
1. A title report,
				condition of title report, limited search title report, or recorded deed, dated
				within 90 days of the date the application is submitted to the Director,
				demonstrating the ownership of the land that is the subject of the
				application;
2. A description of
				the development, including:
a. A map of the
				land uses included in the development,
b. A list of water supplies proposed to be
				used by the development,
c. A
				summary of land use types included in the development, and
d. An estimate of the water demand for the
				land uses included in the development; and
3. Evidence that the applicant has complied
				with subsection (E) of this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-713 - Water Report

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A. An application
				for a water report shall be filed by the current owner of the land that is the
				subject of the application.
B. An
				applicant for a water report shall submit an application on a form prescribed
				by the Director with the initial fee required by
				R12-15-103(C),
				and provide the following:
1. A title report,
				condition of title report, limited search title report, or recorded deed, dated
				within 90 days of the date the application is filed and demonstrating that the
				applicant is the owner of the land that is the subject of the
				application;
2. A plat of the
				subdivision;
3. An estimate of the
				100-year water demand for the subdivision;
4. A list of all proposed sources of water
				that will be used by the subdivision;
5. If the applicant is seeking a finding that
				the subdivision has an adequate water supply, evidence that the criteria in
				subsection (E) of this Section are met; and
6. Any other information that the Director
				reasonably determines is necessary to decide whether an adequate water supply
				exists for the subdivision.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-714 - Designation of Adequate Water Supply

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A. A municipal provider applying for a
				designation of adequate water supply shall submit an application on a form
				prescribed by the Director with the initial fee required by
				R12-15-103(C),
				and the following:
1. The applicant's current
				demand;
2. The applicant's
				committed demand;
3. The
				applicant's projected demand for the proposed term of the
				designation;
4. The proposed term
				of the designation, which shall not be less than two years;
5. Evidence that the criteria in subsection
				(E) of this Section are met; and
6.
				Any other information that the Director determines is necessary to decide
				whether an adequate water supply exists for the municipal provider.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-715 - Designation of Adequate Water Supply; Annual Report Requirements, Review, Modification, Revocation

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A. By
				March 31 of each calendar year, a designated provider shall submit the
				following information for the preceding calendar year on a form provided by the
				Director:
1. The designated provider's
				committed demand;
2. The demand at
				build-out for customers with which the designated provider has entered into an
				agreement to serve water, other than committed demand;
3. A report regarding the designated
				provider's compliance with water quality requirements;
4. The depth-to static water level of all
				wells from which the designated provider withdrew water;
5. A report regarding volume of water
				withdrawn, diverted, or received from each source for delivery to
				customers;
6. Any other information
				the Director may reasonably require to determine whether the designated
				provider continues to meet the criteria for a designation of adequate water
				supply.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-716 - Physical Availability

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A. The
				volume of a proposed source of water that is physically available to an
				applicant for a determination of assured water supply or a determination of
				adequate water supply is the amount determined by the Director to be physically
				available pursuant to subsections (B) through (L) of this Section.
B. If the proposed source is groundwater, the
				applicant shall submit a hydrologic study, using a method of analysis approved
				by the Director, that accurately describes the hydrology of the affected area.
				Except as provided in subsection (D) of this Section, the Director shall
				determine that the proposed volume of groundwater will be physically available
				for the proposed use if both of the following apply:
1. The groundwater will be withdrawn as
				follows:
a. Except as provided in subsection
				(B)(1)(b) of this Section, from wells owned by the applicant or the proposed
				municipal provider that are located within the service area of the applicant or
				the proposed municipal provider or from proposed wells that the Director
				determines are likely to be constructed for future uses of the applicant or the
				proposed municipal provider.
b. If
				the application is for a dry lot development, from wells that the Director
				determines are likely to be constructed on individual lots.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-717 - Continuous Availability

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A. The
				Director shall determine that an applicant will have sufficient supplies of
				water that will be continuously available for 100 years if the applicant
				submits sufficient evidence that adequate delivery, storage, and treatment
				works will be in place in a timely manner to make the water available to the
				applicant or the applicant's customers for 100 years and the applicant meets
				any applicable requirements in subsections (B) through (G) of this
				Section.
B. If the proposed source
				of water is groundwater, the applicant shall demonstrate that wells of a
				sufficient capacity will be constructed in a timely manner to serve the
				proposed uses on a continuous basis for 100 years.
C. If the proposed source of water is surface
				water other than CAP water or Colorado River water, the applicant shall
				demonstrate that a continuous supply will exist because of one or more of the
				following:
1. The projected volume to be
				diverted from the source is perennial at the point of diversion;
2. Adequate storage facilities will be
				available to the applicant in a timely manner to store water for use when a
				volume of surface water is not available at the point of diversion to satisfy
				the applicant's water demands;
3.
				The applicant has presented evidence of supplies of other sources of water that
				the Director has determined will be physically, continuously, and legally
				available to supplement the applicant's proposed surface water
				supplies;
4. The applicant or the
				proposed municipal provider will withdraw surface water from wells of
				sufficient capacity to meet the applicant's estimated water demand on a
				continuous basis for 100 years; or
5. The applicant has submitted a drought
				response plan that the Director has determined will conserve or augment a
				volume of water equal to the volume of water that is subject to
				drought.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-718 - Legal Availability

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A. The
				Director shall determine that an applicant will have sufficient supplies of
				water that will be legally available for at least 100 years if the applicant
				submits all of the applicable information required by this Section.
B. If the applicant is an applicant for a
				certificate or a water report, the applicant shall submit the following, as
				applicable:
1. A Notice of Intent to Serve
				agreement between the owner of the land to be included in the subdivision and
				the proposed municipal provider, stating the proposed municipal provider's
				intent to serve the subdivision;
2.
				If the proposed municipal provider is a city or town, evidence indicating that
				the proposed subdivision is located within the incorporated limits of the city
				or town or evidence of the legal right of the city or town to serve water to
				the subdivision outside the city or town's incorporated limits; or
3. If the proposed municipal provider is a
				private water company, one of the following:
a. Evidence that the proposed municipal
				provider has a certificate of convenience and necessity approved by the Arizona
				Corporation Commission and the subdivision is located within the geographic
				area described in the certificate of convenience and necessity or any other
				area in which the Arizona Corporation Commission authorizes the private water
				company to serve water;
b. Evidence
				that the proposed municipal provider has an order preliminary issued by the
				Arizona Corporation Commission authorizing the municipal provider to provide
				water service and the proposed subdivision is located within the area described
				in the order preliminary; or
c.
				Evidence that the proposed municipal provider is not a public service
				corporation regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-719 - Water Quality

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A. Except as
				provided in subsection (B) of this Section, when reviewing an application for a
				determination of assured water supply or a determination of adequate water
				supply, the Director shall determine that the water supply is of adequate
				quality if one of the following applies:
1.
				The applicant certifies on the application that the applicant or the proposed
				municipal provider will be regulated by ADEQ, or another governmental entity
				with equivalent jurisdiction, as a public water system pursuant to A.R.S.
				§
										49-351,
				et seq., unless ADEQ, or another governmental entity with equivalent
				jurisdiction, has determined, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing,
				that the public water system is in significant noncompliance with A.A.C. Title
				18, Chapter 4 and is not taking action to resolve the noncompliance;
				or
2. The applicant has submitted
				results of a lab analysis demonstrating that the water meets water quality
				requirements in accordance with A.A.C. Title 18, Chapter 4, or that the water
				will meet these requirements after treatment that is required by law. The lab
				analysis shall be based on water withdrawn from a well representative of the
				well or wells from which water will be withdrawn for the proposed use,
				conducted in compliance with sample collection and analysis requirements in
				A.A.C. Title 18, Chapter 4, and completed within 60 days of the date the
				application is submitted to the Director. If ADEQ waives any of the water
				quality or sample collection and analysis requirements in A.A.C. Title 18,
				Chapter 4, the Director shall not require the applicant to meet the waived
				requirements.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-720 - Financial Capability

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A. The
				Director shall determine that an applicant for a certificate or a water report
				has the financial capability to construct adequate delivery, storage, and
				treatment works if the applicant demonstrates one or more of the following:
1. The applicant will submit its final plat
				to a qualified platting authority;
2. The applicant has constructed adequate
				delivery, storage, and treatment works, and water service is available to each
				lot; or
3. The applicant has posted
				a performance bond with the platting authority for the entire cost of adequate
				delivery, storage, and treatment works.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-721 - Consistency with Management Plan

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A.
				The Director shall determine whether a designation applicant's projected use of
				groundwater withdrawn within an active management area is consistent with the
				management plan as follows:
1. If the
				applicant is providing water to customers as of the date of application, the
				applicant's projected water use is consistent with the management plan if
				either of the following apply:
a. The
				applicant is in compliance with its applicable management plan requirements in
				the most recent calendar year for which data is available before the date of
				application; or
b. The applicant
				has signed a stipulation and consent order that is in effect on the date of the
				application, or that becomes effective during the time of review of the
				application, to remedy non-compliance with the management plan requirements and
				the applicant is in compliance with the terms of the stipulation and consent
				order.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-722 - Consistency with Management Goal

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A.
				For the Phoenix, Prescott, or Tucson AMAs, the Director shall calculate the
				volume of groundwater that may be used consistent with the management goal of
				the AMA in which the proposed use is located for at least 100 years by adding
				the following:
1. The amount of the
				groundwater allowance, according to
				R12-15-724(A),
				R12-15-726(A),
				or
				R12-15-727(A).
2. The amount of any extinguishment credits
				pledged to the certificate or designation, according to
				R12-15-724(B),
				R12-15-726(B), or R12-15-727(B).
3.
				Any groundwater that is consistent with the achievement of the management goal
				pursuant to A.R.S. Title 45, Chapter 2.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-723 - Extinguishment Credits

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A. Except as
				provided in subsection (D), the owner of a grandfathered right may extinguish
				the right in exchange for extinguishment credits by submitting the following:
1. A notarized statement of extinguishment of
				a grandfathered right on a form provided by the Director;
2. The grandfathered right number;
3. If the right being extinguished is a Type
				1 non-irrigation grandfathered right or an irrigation grandfathered right,
				evidence of ownership of the land to which the grandfathered right is
				appurtenant;
4. If the
				grandfathered right is located in the Prescott AMA, evidence that all of the
				following conditions are met:
a. The land to
				which the right is appurtenant has not been and will not be subdivided pursuant
				to a preliminary plat or a final plat that was approved by a city, town, or
				county before August 21, 1998; and
b. The land to which the right is appurtenant
				is not and will not be the location of a subdivision for which a complete and
				correct application for a certificate of assured water supply was submitted to
				the Director before August 21, 1998;
5. If the right being extinguished is an
				irrigation grandfathered right, evidence that the development of the land to
				which the right is appurtenant is not completed; and
6. Any additional information the Director
				may reasonably require to process the extinguishment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-724 - Phoenix AMA Calculation of Groundwater Allowance and Extinguishment Credits

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A. The Director
				shall calculate the groundwater allowance for a certificate or designation in
				the Phoenix AMA as follows:
1. If the
				application is for a certificate, multiply the applicable allocation factor in
				the table below by the annual estimated water demand for the proposed
				subdivision.
MANAGEMENT PERIOD
ALLOCATION FACTOR
Third
4
Fourth
2
Fifth
1
After Fifth
0
2.
				If the application is for a designation and the applicant provided water to its
				customers prior to February 7, 1995, multiply 7.5 by the total volume of water
				provided by the applicant to its customers from any source during calendar year
				1994, consistent with the municipal conservation requirements established for
				the applicant pursuant to Section
				5-103(A)(1)
				 of the Second Management Plan for the
				Phoenix AMA.
3. If the application
				is for a designation and the applicant commenced providing water to its
				customers on or after February 7, 1995, the applicant's groundwater allowance
				is zero acre-feet.
4. For each
				calendar year of a designation, the Director shall calculate the volume of
				incidental recharge for a designated provider within the Phoenix AMA and add
				that volume to the designated provider's groundwater allowance. The Director
				shall calculate the volume of incidental recharge by multiplying the provider's
				total water use from any source in the previous calendar year by the standard
				incidental recharge factor of 4%. A designated provider may apply for a
				variance from the standard incidental recharge factor as provided in A.R.S.
				§
										45-566.01(E)(1).
				The Director may establish a different incidental recharge factor for the
				designated provider if the provider demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
				Director that the ratio of the average annual amount of incidental recharge
				expected to be attributable to the provider during the management period, to
				the average amount of water expected to be withdrawn, diverted, or received for
				delivery by the provider for use within its service area during the management
				period, is different than 4%.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-725 - Pinal AMA - Calculation of Groundwater Allowance and Extinguishment Credits

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A. The Director
				shall calculate the groundwater allowance for a certificate or designation in
				the Pinal AMA as follows:
1. If the
				application is for a certificate:
a. If the
				certificate application is filed before January 1, 2019, multiply the annual
				estimated water demand for the proposed subdivision by 10.
b. If the certificate application is filed on
				or after January 1, 2019, the groundwater allowance shall be zero.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-726 - Prescott AMA Calculation of Groundwater Allowance and Extinguishment Credits

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A. The
				Director shall calculate the groundwater allowance for a certificate or
				designation in the Prescott AMA as follows:
1.
				If the application is for a certificate of assured water supply, the Director
				shall:
a. Subtract the year of application
				from 2025,
b. Multiply the number
				determined in subsection (A)(1)(a) by the applicant's annual estimated water
				demand, and
c. Divide that product
				by two. The minimum volume that may be calculated in this subsection is zero
				acre-feet.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-727 - Tucson AMA Calculation of Groundwater Allowance and Extinguishment Credits

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A. The Director
				shall calculate the groundwater allowance for a certificate or designation in
				the Tucson AMA as follows:
1. If the
				application is for a certificate, multiply the applicable allocation factor in
				the table below by the annual estimated water demand for the proposed
				subdivision.
MANAGEMENT PERIOD
ALLOCATION FACTOR
Third
8
Fourth
4
Fifth
2
After Fifth
0
2.
				If the application is for a designation and the applicant provided water to its
				customers before February 7, 1995, multiply 15 by the total volume of water
				provided by the applicant to its customers from any source during calendar year
				1994, consistent with the municipal conservation requirements established for
				the applicant pursuant to Section
				5-103(A)(1)
				 of the Second Management Plan for the Tucson
				AMA.
3. If the application is for a
				designation and the applicant commenced providing water to its customers on or
				after February 7, 1995, the applicant's groundwater allowance is zero
				acre-feet.
4. For each calendar
				year of the designation, the Director shall calculate the volume of incidental
				recharge for a designated provider within the Tucson AMA and add that volume to
				the designated provider's groundwater allowance. The Director shall calculate
				the volume of incidental recharge by multiplying the provider's total water use
				from any source in the previous calendar year by the standard incidental
				recharge factor of 4%. A designated provider may apply for a variance from the
				standard incidental recharge factor as provided in A.R.S. §
										45-566.01(E)(1).
				The Director may establish a different incidental recharge factor for the
				designated provider if the provider demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
				Director that the ratio of the average annual amount of incidental recharge
				expected to be attributable to the provider during the management period, to
				the average amount of water expected to be withdrawn, diverted, or received for
				delivery by the provider for use within its service area during the management
				period, is different than 4%.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 7 - ASSURED AND ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY › Section R12-15-729 - Remedial Groundwater; Consistency with Management Goal

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A. Use of remedial groundwater by a municipal
				provider before January 1, 2025 2050, is deemed consistent with the management
				goal of the AMA in which the remedial groundwater is withdrawn and is excluded
				when determining compliance with management goal requirements in this Article
				if all of the following apply:
1. The
				Director determines that the remedial groundwater use is consistent with the
				management goal under subsection (F) or (H) of this Section or the remedial
				groundwater use is consistent with the management goal under subsection (J) of
				this Section; and
2. The municipal
				provider complies with the metering and reporting requirements in subsection
				(K) of this Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-802 - Scope of Article

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This Article shall apply to man-made openings in the earth
				  through which water may be withdrawn or obtained from beneath the surface of
				  the earth, including all water wells, monitor wells and piezometer wells. It
				  shall also apply to geothermal wells to the extent provided by A.R.S. §
									45-591.01,
				  and all exploration wells and grounding or cathodic protection holes greater
				  than 100 feet in depth. However, this Article shall not apply to the
				  following:
1. Man-made openings in the
				earth not commonly considered to be wells, such as construction and mining
				blast holes, underground mines and mine shafts, open pit mines, tunnels, septic
				tank systems, caissons, basements, and natural gas storage cavities.
2. Injection wells and vadose zone wells
				which are subject to regulation by the Arizona Department of Environmental
				Quality.
3. Oil, gas, and helium
				wells drilled pursuant to the provisions of A.R.S. Title 27.
4. Drilled boreholes in the earth less than
				100 feet in depth which are made for purposes other than withdrawing or
				encountering groundwater, such as exploration wells and grounding or cathodic
				protection holes; except that in the event that groundwater is encountered in
				the drilling of a borehole, this Article shall apply.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-803 - Well Drilling and Abandonment Requirements; Licensing and Supervision Requirements

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A. A
				person shall not drill or abandon a well, or cause a well to be drilled or
				abandoned, in a manner which is not in compliance with A.R.S. Title 45, Chapter
				2, Article 10, and the rules adopted thereunder.
B. A person, other than a single well
				licensee or a bona fide employee of a well drilling contractor, shall not
				engage in well drilling or abandonment without first securing a well drilling
				license in accordance with
				R12-15-804,
				R12-15-805
				and
				R12-15-806.
C. A qualifying party of a well drilling
				contractor shall provide direct and personal supervision of the contractor's
				employees to ensure that all wells are constructed and abandoned in accordance
				with this Article.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-804 - Application for Well Drilling License

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A. An applicant for a well drilling license
				shall submit a verified application of a form prescribed and furnished by the
				Director which contains the following information:
1. A designation of the classification of
				license sought by the applicant.
2.
				If the applicant is an individual, the individual's name, address and telephone
				number.
3. If the applicant is a
				partnership, the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all partners, with
				a designation of any limited partners.
4. If the applicant is a corporation,
				association or other organization, the names, addresses and telephone numbers
				of the directors and of the president, vice president, secretary and treasurer,
				or the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the functional equivalent of
				such officers.
5. The address or
				location of the applicant's place of business, the mailing address if it is
				different from the applicant's place of business, and if applicant is a
				corporation, the state in which it is incorporated.
6. The name, address and telephone number of
				each qualifying party, the qualifying party's relationship to the applicant,
				and a detailed history of each qualifying party's supervisory responsibilities
				and well drilling experience, including previous employers, job descriptions,
				duties and types of equipment utilized.
7. The names, addresses and telephone numbers
				of three persons not members of each qualifying party's immediate family, who
				can attest to each qualifying party's good character and reputation, experience
				in well drilling, and qualifications for licensing.
8. Such additional information relevant to
				the applicant's or qualifying party's experience and qualifications in well
				drilling as the Director may require.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-805 - Examination for Well Drilling License

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A. The Director shall offer an examination
				for a well drilling license no less than six times yearly. The examination
				shall be administered to those eligible applicants whose applications were
				submitted at least 20 days prior to the date of the examination. The
				examination shall consist of a section on legal requirements, a section on
				general knowledge and one or more of six specialized sections. The section on
				legal requirements shall test the qualifying party's knowledge of A.R.S. Title
				45, Chapter 2, Article 10, and the rules adopted thereunder. The section on
				general knowledge shall test the qualifying party's knowledge of general
				hydrologic concepts, principles, and practices in the well construction
				industry, and shall test knowledge of groundwater protection, pollution, water
				quality and public health effects. The specialized sections shall test the
				qualifying party's knowledge in the following classifications:
1. Cable tool drilling in rock and
				unconsolidated material.
2. Air
				rotary drilling in rock and unconsolidated material.
3. Mud rotary drilling in rock and
				unconsolidated material.
4. Reverse
				rotary drilling in rock and unconsolidated material.
5. Jetting and driving wells in
				unconsolidated material.
6. Boring
				and augering in unconsolidated material.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-806 - License Fee; Issuance and Term of Licenses; Renewal; Display of License

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A. The fee for a
				well driller's license shall be $50.00.
B. Upon submittal of the license fee and
				satisfactory completion of an examination, the Director shall issue the
				applicant a well drilling license. The license shall be numbered and shall
				state the specialized classifications of drilling activities for which the
				applicant is qualified and licensed. The applicant shall be licensed in only
				those classifications for which the qualifying party has passed the specialized
				sections of the examination. If the qualifying party subsequently passes other
				specialized sections, the applicant's license shall be amended. The applicant
				shall pay a fee of $50.00 for the amendment of a well driller's
				license.
C. A well drilling
				contractor shall notify the Director in writing within 30 days of the date on
				which the well drilling contractor no longer has a qualifying party for one or
				more of its specialized drilling classifications. Upon such notification, the
				Director may revoke or suspend part or all of the well drilling license of the
				well drilling contractor and require a new qualifying party to take and pass
				the examination.
D. A well drilling
				license shall expire each year on June 30th, unless renewed pursuant to
				subsection (E).
E. A person may
				renew a well drilling license by submitting an application for renewal on forms
				prescribed and furnished by the Director and a fee of $50.00. If the
				application and renewal fee are postmarked on or before June 30, the well
				drilling contractor may operate as a licensee until actual issuance of the
				renewal license. A license which has expired may be reactivated and renewed
				within one year of its expiration by filing the required application and a
				reactivation fee of $50.00. If a license has been expired for one or more years
				for failure to renew, the well drilling contractor shall apply for a new
				license and repeat the examination.
F. A well drilling contractor shall
				prominently display the well drilling license number on all well drilling rigs
				owned or operated by the contractor in this state. Good quality paint or
				commercial decal numbers shall be used in placing each identification number on
				the drilling rig. The license number shall not be inscribed in crayon, chalk,
				pencil, or other temporary markings.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-807 - Single Well License

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A. An applicant
				for a single well license pursuant to A.R.S. §
									45-595(D)
				 shall submit a verified application on forms
				prescribed and furnished by the Director, which shall include:
1. The name and address of the
				applicant.
2. The location of the
				well and whether the applicant owns the land.
3. The type of drill rig to be used and the
				owner of the rig.
4. The proposed
				design of the well or method of abandonment.
5. The names of any people who will be
				assisting the applicant in the drilling or abandonment of the well, and whether
				the applicant will compensate them for their efforts.
6. The applicant's experience, if any, in
				well drilling or abandonment.
7.
				Such other information as the Director may require relevant to the applicant's
				experience and qualifications in well drilling or abandonment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-808 - Revocation of License

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The Director may revoke, suspend, or place on probationary
				  status a well drilling license issued pursuant to
				  R12-15-806,
				  or a single well license, for good cause, including:
1. Intentionally making a misstatement of
				fact on any filing with the Department.
2. Violating any provision of A.R.S. Title
				45, Chapter 2, Article 10, and the rules promulgated thereunder, or aiding and
				abetting in such a violation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-809 - Notice of Intention to Drill

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A notice of intention to drill required to be filed pursuant
				  to A.R.S. §
									45-596
				  shall be signed by the owner or lessee of the property upon which the well is
				  to be drilled.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-810 - Authorization to Drill

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A. A well
				drilling contractor or single well licensee may commence drilling a well only
				if the well drilling contractor or licensee has possession of a drilling card
				at the well site issued by the Director in the name of the well drilling
				contractor or licensee, authorizing the drilling of the specific well in the
				specific location.
B. In
				extraordinary situations not requiring a permit but only a notice of intention
				to drill, the Director may grant a request by telephone for emergency
				authorization of commencement of drilling prior to the actual receipt by the
				well driller of the drilling card. Within seventy-two hours after such a
				request is granted, the well driller shall file a written statement indicating
				the nature and reasons for the request, and the date, time and Department
				employee granting the request, and the well owner shall file a notice of intent
				to drill if such a notice has not previously been filed.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-811 - Minimum Well Construction Requirements

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A. Well casing
1. Casing shall be of a sufficient strength
				and wall thickness to hold the borehole open and survive any necessary
				grouting. A person shall use only steel or thermoplastic casing in the
				construction of a well, unless the person has received a variance from the
				Director pursuant to
				R12-15-820.
				The well casing or an extension of the casing shall extend a minimum of one
				foot above ground level. When installing a pitless adaptor, the casing may be
				terminated below ground level for aesthetic reasons or freeze protection
				purposes. Casing made of, or which has been exposed to, hazardous or
				potentially harmful materials, such as asbestos, shall not be used.
2. All well casing joints or overlaps shall
				be made watertight to prevent the degradation of the water supply by the
				migration of inferior quality water. Except as provided in subsection (H) of
				this rule, any openings in the casing that will be above the water level in the
				well, such as bar holes, cracks or perforations, shall be completely plugged or
				sealed.
3. Thermoplastic casing
				shall be installed in an oversized drillhole without driving. Thermoplastic
				casing shall conform with ATSM International Standard Specification
				F480-14(2014), which is incorporated herein by reference and is on file with
				the Office of the Secretary of State. Rivets or screws used in the casing
				joints shall not penetrate the inside of the casing.
4. Steel casing shall be new or in like-new
				condition, free from pits or breaks, and shall conform with ASTM International
				Standard Specification A53/53M-20 (2020), A139/139M-16 (2016) or) A312/312M-20
				(2021), whichever is applicable, all of which are incorporated herein by
				reference and are on file with the Office of the Secretary of State.
5. Copies of the ASTM International standard
				specifications references to in subsections (3) and (4) above may be obtained
				with these rules at the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of
				Arizona, State Capitol, West Wing, Phoenix, Arizona 85007; from the Department
				of Water Resources, 1110 W. Washington Street, Suite 300, Phoenix, AZ 85007;
				and from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive,
				West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. This rule does not include any later
				amendments or editions of those standard specifications.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-812 - Special Aquifer Conditions

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A.
				Artesian wells
1. The well casing shall
				extend into the confining formation immediately overlying the artesian aquifer
				and shall be grouted from a minimum of ten feet into the confining formation to
				the land surface to prevent surface leakage into and subsurface leakage from
				the artesian aquifer.
2. If leaks
				occur adjacent to the well or around the well casing, within 30 days the well
				shall be completed with the seals, packers, or casing and grouting necessary to
				eliminate such leakage or the well shall be abandoned according to
				R12-15-816.
3. If the well flows at
				land surface, the well shall be equipped with a control valve, or suitable
				alternative means of completely controlling the flow, which must be available
				for inspection at the well site at all times.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-813 - Unattended Wells

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All wells, when unattended during well drilling, shall be
				  securely covered for safety purposes and to prevent the introduction of foreign
				  substances into the well.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-814 - Disinfection of Wells

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A well drilling contractor shall disinfect any well from
				  which the water to be withdrawn is intended to be utilized for human
				  consumption or culinary purposes without prior treatment before removing the
				  drill rig from the well site in accordance with the requirements contained in
				  Engineering Bulletin No. 8, "Disinfection of Water Systems", issued by the
				  Arizona Department of Health Services in August 1978, and Engineering Bulletin
				  No. 10, "Guidelines for the Construction of Water Systems", issued by the
				  Arizona Department of Health Services in May 1978, both of which are
				  incorporated by reference and are on file with the Office of the Secretary of
				  State. Copies of the Engineering Bulletins referred to above may be obtained
				  with these rules at the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of
				  Arizona, State Capitol, West Wing, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, and from the
				  Department of Water Resources, 1110 W. Washington Street, Suite 300, Phoenix,
				  AZ 85007. This rule does not include any later amendments or editions of those
				  Bulletins.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-815 - Removal of Drill Rig from Well Site

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The drilling rig shall not be removed from the well site
				  unless the well is in one of the following conditions:
1. Constructed in full conformance with
				R12-15-811 and R12-15-812 and either sealed with a cap or equipped with a
				pump.
2. Abandoned in accordance
				with
				R12-15-816.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-816 - Abandonment

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A. Well abandonment
				shall be performed only by a licensed well drilling contractor or single well
				licensee.
B. Except as provided in
				subsection (F) of this Section, the owner of a well shall file a notice of
				intent to abandon the well prior to abandonment, on a form prescribed and
				furnished by the Director, which shall include:
1. The name and mailing address of the person
				filing the notice.
2. The legal
				description of the land upon which the well proposed to be abandoned is located
				and the name and mailing address of the owner of the land.
3. The legal description of the location of
				the well on the land.
4. The depth,
				diameter and type of casing of the well.
5. The well registration number.
6. The materials and methods to be used to
				abandon the well.
7. When
				abandonment is to begin.
8. The
				name and well drilling license number of the well drilling contractor or single
				well licensee who is to abandon the well.
9. The reason for the abandonment.
10. Such other information as the Director
				may require.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-817 - Exploration Wells

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A. Notification.
				Prior to drilling one or more exploration wells, the well owner, lessee, or
				exploration firm shall file a notice of intention to drill on forms provided by
				the Director. If the notice of intention to drill is filed for the project as a
				whole, the drilling card shall be issued for the project as a whole.
B. Construction and abandonment.
1. If an exploration well which is to be left
				open for re-entry at a later date encounters groundwater, it shall be cased and
				capped in accordance with
				R12-15-811,
				R12-15-812,
				and R12-15-822. The minimal length of surface seal shall be either 20 feet, or
				five feet into the first encountered consolidated formation, whichever is less.
				If no groundwater is encountered, the well shall be cased, grouted and capped
				in such a manner so as to prevent contamination of the well bore from the
				surface.
2. Exploration wells not
				left open for re-entry shall be abandoned in accordance with
				R12-15-816.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-818 - Well Location

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Except for monitor wells and piezometer wells, no well shall
				  be drilled within 100 feet of any septic tank system, sewage disposal area,
				  landfill, hazardous waste facility, storage area of hazardous materials or
				  petroleum storage areas and tanks, unless authorized in writing by the
				  Director.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS › Section R12-15-819 - Use of Well As Disposal Site

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No well may be used as a storage or disposal site for sewage,
				  toxic industrial waste, or other materials that may pollute the groundwater,
				  except as authorized by the Arizona Department of Environmental
				  Quality.