45-561. Definitions In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Aquifer" means a geologic formation that contains sufficient saturated materials to be capable of storing water and transmitting water in usable quantities to a well. 2. " Augmentation" means to supplement the water supply of an active management area and may include the […]
45-562. Management goals for active management areas A. The management goal of the Tucson, Phoenix and Prescott active management areas is safe-yield by January 1, 2025, or such earlier date as may be determined by the director. B. The management goal of the Pinal active management area is to allow development of non-irrigation uses as […]
45-563. Management plans in active management areas; management periods; general provisions A. The director shall develop a management plan for each initial active management area for each of five management periods pursuant to the guidelines prescribed in sections 45-564 through 45-568 and shall adopt the plans only after public hearings held pursuant to sections 45-570 […]
45-563.01. Water conservation report; per capita use; non-per capita conservation programs At least once every three years the director shall issue a report containing: 1. The per capita water use in the service area of each municipal provider in each active management area. 2. A brief description and evaluation of the efforts to promote water […]
45-563.02. Exemption from irrigation water duties; small irrigation grandfathered rights; criteria; conservation requirement; exception A. A person who is entitled to use groundwater pursuant to an irrigation grandfathered right is exempt from any irrigation water duties or intermediate water duties established for the farm to which the right is appurtenant under sections 45-564, 45-565, 45-566, […]
45-564. Management plan for first management period; guidelines A. For the first management period, 1980 to 1990, the director shall promulgate management plans for the Phoenix, Tucson and Prescott active management areas not later than January 1, 1983 and for the Pinal active management area not later than July 1, 1985. In each plan, the […]
45-565. Management plan for second management period; guidelines A. For the second management period, 1990 to 2000, the director shall promulgate a management plan for each initial active management area not later than January 1, 1988. In each plan the director shall: 1. Except as provided in section 45-411.01, subsection A, establish a new irrigation […]
45-565.01. Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; second management period A. In addition to the provisions of the management plan for the second management period prescribed by section 45-565, subsection A, not later than January 1, 1995 the director shall include in the management plan a non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers that […]
45-566. Management plan for third management period; guidelines A. For the third management period, 2000 to 2010, the director shall promulgate a management plan for each initial active management area not later than January 1, 1998. The director: 1. Except as provided in section 45-411.01, subsection A and section 45-563.02, subsection B, shall establish in […]
45-566.01. Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; third management period A. In addition to the provisions of the management plan for the third management period prescribed by section 45-566, subsection A, paragraph 2, no later than January 1, 2008, the director shall modify the management plan to replace the non-per capita conservation program for […]
45-566.02. Alternative conservation programs for agriculture; third management period A. In addition to the provisions of the management plan for the third management period prescribed by section 45-566, subsection A, paragraph 1, the director shall include in the management plan the historic cropping program prescribed by this section as an alternative agricultural conservation program that […]
45-567. Management plan for fourth management period; guidelines A. For the fourth management period, 2010 to 2020, the director shall promulgate a management plan for each initial active management area not later than January 1, 2008. The director: 1. Except as provided in section 45-563.02, subsection B, shall include in each plan an irrigation water […]
45-567.01. Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; fourth management period A. In addition to the provisions of the management plan for the fourth management period prescribed by section 45-567, subsection A, the director shall include in the management plan a non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers. The program shall require a municipal provider […]
45-567.02. Alternative conservation programs for agriculture; fourth management period A. In addition to the provisions of the management plan for the fourth management period prescribed by section 45-567, subsection A, paragraph 1, the director shall include in the management plan the historic cropping program prescribed by this section as an alternative agricultural conservation program that […]
45-568. Management plan for fifth management period; guidelines A. For the fifth management period, 2020 to 2025, the director shall promulgate a management plan for each initial active management area not later than January 1, 2019 pursuant to the guidelines prescribed in section 45-567, subsections A and B, except that: 1. The director shall establish […]
45-568.01. Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; fifth management period A. In addition to the provisions of the management plan for the fifth management period prescribed by section 45-568, subsection A, the director shall include in the management plan a non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers. The program shall require a municipal provider […]
45-568.02. Alternative conservation programs for agriculture; fifth management period A. In addition to the provisions of the management plan for the fifth management period prescribed by section 45-568, subsection A, the director shall include in the management plan the historic cropping program prescribed by this section as an alternative agricultural conservation program that achieves conservation […]
45-569. Management goals and management plans for subsequent active management areas A. Within thirty days of the designation of a subsequent active management area pursuant to article 2 of this chapter, the director shall establish a management goal for the active management area and the number of years in which the goal is to be […]
45-570. Hearing on management plans; notice; procedures A. The director shall hold a public hearing on each proposed management plan in each active management area prior to final adoption of the management plan. B. The director shall give notice of the hearing within thirty days after the proposed management plan is completed. The notice shall […]
45-571. Findings upon hearing; order for adoption of management plan; publication A. Within thirty days after the hearing, the director shall make and file in the department a written summary and findings with respect to matters considered during the hearing. B. If in the findings the director decides to adopt the management plan, the director […]
