48-4461. Duties of the board A. The board of directors shall: 1. Manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district. 2. Make and execute all necessary contracts and other instruments that shall be signed by the president or by another board member or an employee of the district designated for that purpose. 3. […]
48-4462. Powers of the district The district, acting through its board, may: 1. Develop, plan, design, finance, construct, acquire, own, lease, operate, maintain, replace and dispose of by gift, sale or exchange any of the works, facilities, machinery, equipment, canals, conduits, pipelines, land, property or rights needed to develop, store, augment, conserve, transport, treat or […]
48-4463. District member’s replenishment obligation; accounting rules A. On or before March 31 of each year beginning in the fifth calendar year following the year in which the district is established, each district member shall file a report with the district and the director containing the following information for the preceding year, which is the […]
48-4464. District member’s replenishment account; statements; credits A. The district shall establish and maintain a replenishment account for each district member. After the district computes each member’s replenishment obligation, the district shall adjust the existing balance in the member’s replenishment account as follows: 1. Debit the member’s replenishment account in the amount of the member’s […]
48-4465. Transfer of credits A. Any district member that holds a credit certificate may transfer all or any part of its credits to the district or to any other district member. B. The district member that transfers any credit shall report the transfer to the district within ten days after the date of the transfer. […]
48-4466. Settlement of replenishment accounts A. On or before June 30 of each year, a district member whose replenishment account reflects a net debit balance shall: 1. Enter into a contract with the district for replenishment services pursuant to section 48-4470 in an amount sufficient to offset the debit balance or allocate an amount of […]
48-4467. Drought relief account A. The district shall establish and maintain a drought relief account for the district beginning January 1 of the third calendar year following the year in which the district is established with a balance of zero on that date. B. At the end of each calendar year, beginning with the third […]
48-4468. Measuring requirements A district shall require district members to install and pay for water measuring devices and periodically test the devices as may be necessary to ensure the accurate measurement of the amount of water produced.
48-4469. Direct delivery of water A. The district may contract with a district member, in one year increments, to deliver water directly to the district member to replace groundwater that the district member would have otherwise withdrawn in the district if the water delivered to the district member would have otherwise been used by the […]
48-4470. Contracts for replenishment services A. A district may contract with water suppliers to acquire water to replenish the groundwater in the district on behalf of district members. If a district contracts with a water supplier or anticipates contracting with a water supplier, it shall notify all district members of the amount of water under […]
48-4471. Acquiring water from district members A. The district shall accept delivery, either directly or through exchange, from a district member of any of the following water that the district member is legally entitled to use for a non-irrigation purpose unless the district lacks sufficient capacity to accept delivery of the water or to replenish […]
48-4471.01. Aquifer replenishment projects in Phoenix active management area If a district is established in the Phoenix active management area, within five years after being established the district shall apply for at least two water storage permits under title 45, chapter 3.1. At least one water storage permit shall be associated with a storage facility […]
48-4472. Demand replenishment services A. The district may offer replenishment services to its members on an on-demand basis if the district has water available to provide replenishment services in excess of the total replenishment services to be provided during the year pursuant to contracts entered into under section 48-4470. B. The district shall announce the […]
48-4473. Water storage for district members; accounting; fees and charges A. If the board determines that water may be obtained in any year in excess of the amount of replenishment services pursuant to sections 48-4470, 48-4472 and 48-4501, the district may offer to store any portion of that excess water for any of the district […]
48-4474. Storage and recovery outside of district A. In order to efficiently manage sources of replenishment water, the district may store and recover water outside of the district’s boundaries pursuant to title 45, chapter 3. B. The costs of operating storage and recovery facilities outside of the district shall be included as part of the […]
48-4475. Using public rights-of-way; definition A. To the extent practicable, a district shall use a public right-of-way as provided by this section to transport water instead of seeking to use other properties. B. The district, at no cost to this state or another governmental entity that exercises control over the right-of-way, may construct, reconstruct and […]
48-4851. Cooperation with governmental entities A. The district shall cooperate, coordinate and confer with the director of water resources, state agencies, other special districts, authorities and other political subdivisions of this state and the United States with respect to matters within their jurisdiction relating to augmenting water supplies of the active management area and developing […]
48-4852. Limitation on powers This chapter shall not be construed to modify, alter or change the functions, powers, duties, rights and liabilities prescribed under title 45, chapters 1, 2 and 3. This chapter does not authorize the district to: 1. Engage in the retail distribution of water within the service area of a city, town, […]
48-4853. Functional powers of board The board, for and in the name of the district, may: 1. Acquire in any lawful manner, except as limited by this chapter, and sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of real and personal property, easements and rights-of-way that are necessary or required for the uses and purposes of the […]
48-4854. Planning In conjunction and cooperation with the director of water resources, the groundwater users advisory council and operating units in the active management area, and consistent with the management plan adopted for the active management area under title 45, chapter 2, article 9, the district shall: 1. Develop a comprehensive water resource augmentation plan […]
