water banking; annual report; posting
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Overview
This bill updates Arizona’s groundwater management by establishing a system of ‘groundwater savings credits’ for landowners who permanently relinquish their irrigation grandfathered rights in active management areas. It outlines how these credits are calculated, how they’re used to support assured water supply applications and designations, and establishes rules for issuing temporary permits to continue irrigating while credits are being processed. The bill also modifies existing statutes regarding irrigation districts and groundwater withdrawals to align with the new system.
Key provisions
- Establishes ‘groundwater savings credits’ for landowners who relinquish irrigation grandfathered rights.
- Defines how groundwater savings credits are calculated based on acres relinquished and historical water use.
- Allows groundwater savings credits to be used to support assured water supply applications and designations.
- Creates a system of temporary permits to irrigate with groundwater for landowners awaiting credit issuance.
- Modifies existing statutes regarding irrigation districts’ rights to withdraw and deliver groundwater.
- Establishes a licensing time frame and application fee for groundwater savings credit applications.
- Sets a repeal date for the temporary permit section, delaying it until 2029.
- Specifies limitations on water use for land receiving groundwater savings credits, prohibiting use for turf, water parks, and decorative water features.
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