groundwater; transporting requirements; technical correction
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Overview
This bill makes a technical correction to Arizona Revised Statutes, specifically section 45-557, which deals with the requirements for transporting groundwater to active management areas. It clarifies rules regarding groundwater sourced from the Central Arizona Project and its use within those areas. The amendment focuses on ensuring cities and water companies have the capacity and demonstrated use of their Central Arizona Project water rights before they can utilize transported groundwater.
Key provisions
- Groundwater transported to active management areas must be sourced from a Central Arizona Project water delivery subcontract.
- Cities, towns, and private water companies using transported groundwater must demonstrate physical capacity to accept deliveries.
- These entities must also demonstrate they’ve used at least 80% of their Central Arizona Project water entitlement in the three years prior to using transported groundwater.
- An exception exists for groundwater from the Big Chino sub-basin transported to an adjoining active management area.
- Groundwater transported under specific conditions in the Big Chino sub-basin is considered legally available.
Who is affected
- Cities
- Towns
- Private Water Companies
- Groundwater Users
- Arizona Residents (indirectly through water management)
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