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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
45-436. Findings upon hearing; order for irrigation non-expansion 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 irrigation non-expansion area, the director shall make and file […]
45-437. Irrigated acreage; water measuring device; annual report of groundwater pumping; penalty; transportation; exemption A. In an initial irrigation non-expansion area established pursuant to section 45-431, except as provided in subsection E of this section, only acres of land which were legally irrigated at any time between January 1, 1975 and January 1, 1980 may […]
45-437.01. Substitution of irrigated acreage in an irrigation district; central Arizona project water In an irrigation non-expansion area, a person who owns acres of land which may be irrigated pursuant to section 45-437 may apply to the director during the central Arizona project contracting period, but no later than January 1, 1995, to permanently retire […]
45-437.02. Flood damaged acres; substitution of acres; definitions A. In an irrigation non-expansion area, a person who owns acres of land which may be irrigated pursuant to section 45-437 may permanently retire those acres from irrigation and substitute for those acres the same number of acres in the same irrigation non-expansion area if the owner […]
45-437.03. Impediments to efficient irrigation; substitution of acres; definitions A. In an irrigation non-expansion area, a person who owns acres of land which are contiguous and which may be irrigated pursuant to section 45-437 may apply to the director to permanently retire a portion of those acres from irrigation and substitute for the retired acres […]
45-438. Review and modification of boundaries of irrigation non-expansion areas A. The director may review and modify the boundaries of an irrigation non-expansion area as conditions require and factual data justify. B. The director shall review the boundaries of an irrigation non-expansion area upon receipt of a petition signed by persons who together withdraw not […]
45-439. Conversion from irrigation non-expansion area to active management area; director; local initiation; procedures A. The director may designate an irrigation non-expansion area as an active management area if the director determines that the irrigation non-expansion area meets any of the criteria for designating an active management area specified in section 45-412, subsection A. B. […]
45-440. Subsequent irrigation non-expansion area; limitation on use of groundwater A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, in a subsequent irrigation non-expansion area from which groundwater may be withdrawn and transported to an initial active management area pursuant to article 8.1 of this chapter, a person or entity may withdraw more than […]
