45-631. Definition
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, " person" means an individual, public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society, estate, trust, any other private organization or enterprise, the United States, any state, territory or country or a governmental entity, political subdivision or municipal corporation organized under or subject to the constitution and laws of this state.
Structure Arizona Revised Statutes
§ 45-102 - Department of water resources; director; appointment; qualifications; compensation
§ 45-103 - Scope of authority and responsibility of department and director
§ 45-105 - Powers and duties of director
§ 45-106 - Limitation of powers
§ 45-107 - Cooperation with the secretary of the interior of the United States
§ 45-107.01 - Waiver of rights to return flow credits
§ 45-108 - Evaluation of subdivision water supply; definition
§ 45-108.04 - Definition of adequate water supply; upper San Pedro water district
§ 45-108.05 - Water supply definitions
§ 45-108.06 - Water provider water supply information; definitions
§ 45-109 - Division of state into water districts; district water superintendent
§ 45-110 - Duties of superintendent; injunctive relief of injured water user
§ 45-111 - Annual report by director
§ 45-112 - Violations; classification; enforcement
§ 45-114 - Administrative proceedings; rehearing or review; judicial review
§ 45-115 - Production and copying fund; use; account; nonreversion
§ 45-116 - Publication and mailing fund; use; account; nonreversion
§ 45-117 - Water resources fund; purpose; monies held in trust
§ 45-118 - Arizona system conservation fund; purpose; report
§ 45-133 - Permit for interim water use; application; fee; surcharge on use of groundwater
§ 45-134 - Temporary emergency permit for use of surface water or groundwater in body of water
§ 45-135 - Inspections; investigations
§ 45-136 - Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearings; injunctive relief
§ 45-139 - Violation; classification
§ 45-139.01 - Notice of source of water used to fill or refill body of water
§ 45-139.02 - Effect on legal status of effluent
§ 45-151 - Right of appropriation; permitted uses; water rights in stockponds
§ 45-152 - Application for permit to appropriate water
§ 45-152.01 - Instream flow applications; process; definition
§ 45-153 - Criteria for approval or rejection of applications; restrictions on approval
§ 45-154 - Correction of defective application
§ 45-155 - Requiring additional information on application
§ 45-156 - Legislative authorization for appropriation of water to generate power
§ 45-157 - Relative value of uses
§ 45-158 - Effect of approval or rejection of application
§ 45-159 - Conditions of acceptance of permit
§ 45-160 - Limitation on time of completion of construction; exception
§ 45-161 - Applications for reservoir permits; secondary permits for water
§ 45-162 - Certificate of water right; time limitation on use of water for power purposes
§ 45-164 - Registry; reporting
§ 45-165 - Application for interstate operations
§ 45-166 - Approval for appropriation of waters for generating electric energy
§ 45-171 - Effect of chapter on vested water rights
§ 45-172 - Transfer of water rights; application; limitations; required consent
§ 45-172.01 - Flood damaged acres; substitution of acres; definitions
§ 45-172.02 - Impediments to efficient irrigation; substitution of acres; definitions
§ 45-174 - Using bed of stream as carrier of reservoir waters
§ 45-175 - Chronological preference to water in times of scarcity
§ 45-183 - Contents of statement of claim; filing procedure; fee
§ 45-184 - Waiver and relinquishment of water right
§ 45-185 - Filing of claim not deemed adjudication of right; presumption; exemption
§ 45-186 - Water rights claims registry
§ 45-187 - No rights acquired by adverse use or adverse possession
§ 45-189 - Reversion of rights due to nonuse; notice; hearing; order; exception
§ 45-189.01 - Water conservation plan notice; filing; exemption; duration
§ 45-190 - Overstating claim; classification
§ 45-201 - Construction of canals; eminent domain
§ 45-202 - Opening fence without consent of owner; damages
§ 45-203 - Head gates; measuring devices required on canals and reservoirs
§ 45-204 - Prohibition on canal owner to contract to carry water in excess of capacity of canal
§ 45-206 - Widening and extending lateral ditches; definition
§ 45-253 - Service of summons; statement of claimant form; record
§ 45-255 - Appointment of master; compensation
§ 45-256 - Technical assistance of director; report
§ 45-259 - Rules governing general adjudications
§ 45-260 - General adjudication fund
§ 45-261 - Presumption in favor of prior filings and decrees
§ 45-263 - State law applicable
§ 45-264 - Joint legislative adjudication monitoring committee
§ 45-271 - Definition of stockpond
§ 45-272 - Water rights in stockponds; priority
§ 45-273 - Claim of water right; penalty; fee
§ 45-274 - Notice of claims; protest; grounds; contents
§ 45-275 - Investigation, hearing and certification of claims
§ 45-276 - Statement of continuing use; revocation of certification
§ 45-291 - Definition of person
§ 45-292 - Approval required to transport water out of state; application; fee; criteria; hearing
§ 45-293 - Compliance monitoring, reports and notices; jurisdiction
§ 45-294 - Limited nonapplicability
§ 45-312 - Prohibited plumbing fixtures; residential construction
§ 45-313 - Prohibited plumbing fixtures; commercial, industrial and public construction
§ 45-313.01 - Water free urinals; state buildings
§ 45-314 - Labeling fixtures; violation
§ 45-315 - Waiver of requirements; unavailability; health or safety requirements
§ 45-316 - Violation; civil penalties
§ 45-318 - Cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
§ 45-319 - Exception; preemption
§ 45-332 - Cooperation in lower Colorado river multispecies conservation program
§ 45-333 - Colorado river water use fee; purpose
§ 45-334 - Setting Colorado River water use fee
§ 45-335 - Payment of fee; penalty for delinquency
§ 45-342 - System water plan; components; exceptions
§ 45-343 - Records and annual report of water use; penalty
§ 45-351 - Watershed improvement program; purpose; projects; funding
§ 45-352 - Program administration; rules; project criteria; report
§ 45-401 - Declaration of policy
§ 45-403 - Designation of groundwater basins and sub-basins; hearing
§ 45-405 - Judicial review of decisions of the director; assignment of actions for judicial review
§ 45-406 - Designation of judges; publication of designated judges
§ 45-411 - Initial active management areas; maps
§ 45-411.02 - Modification of boundaries of Tucson active management area; map
§ 45-411.03 - Santa Cruz active management area; map
§ 45-411.04 - Declaration of policy and intent; Santa Cruz active management area
§ 45-414 - Findings upon hearing; order for active management area; publication
§ 45-415 - Local initiation for active management area; procedures
§ 45-416 - Limitation on number of irrigated acres
§ 45-417 - Review and modification of boundaries of subsequent active management area
§ 45-418 - Area director; appointment; qualifications; compensation
§ 45-419 - Duties of area director
§ 45-421 - Administrative duties of the groundwater users advisory councils
§ 45-431 - Initial irrigation non-expansion areas
§ 45-432 - Subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas; designation; review
§ 45-433 - Local initiation for designation; procedures
§ 45-434 - Limitation on number of irrigated acres
§ 45-436 - Findings upon hearing; order for irrigation non-expansion area; publication
§ 45-437.02 - Flood damaged acres; substitution of acres; definitions
§ 45-437.03 - Impediments to efficient irrigation; substitution of acres; definitions
§ 45-438 - Review and modification of boundaries of irrigation non-expansion areas
§ 45-440 - Subsequent irrigation non-expansion area; limitation on use of groundwater
§ 45-451 - Groundwater rights and uses in active management areas
§ 45-454 - Exemption of small non-irrigation wells; definitions
§ 45-454.01 - Exemption of superfund remedial action activities; use requirements; definition
§ 45-455 - Application to state lands
§ 45-465.01 - Flood damaged acres; substitution of acres; definition
§ 45-465.02 - Impediments to efficient irrigation; substitution of acres; definitions
§ 45-470 - Use of type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right by original owner; definition
§ 45-471 - Use of type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right by owner
§ 45-474 - Conveyance of type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right; amount
§ 45-475 - Determination of exterior boundaries of service area for purposes of conveyances
§ 45-476 - Application for certificate of grandfathered right
§ 45-476.01 - Late applications for certificates of grandfathered rights; definition
§ 45-477 - Right to withdraw, receive or use groundwater in an initial active management area
§ 45-478 - Notice of requirement to apply for certificate of grandfathered right
§ 45-479 - Registry of applications; written objections; request for hearing
§ 45-480 - Review of applications; investigations; hearings; final determination; judicial review
§ 45-481 - Issuance of certificates; contents; recordation
§ 45-482 - Registry of certificates of grandfathered right; reporting; definition
§ 45-494 - Withdrawals by irrigation districts in initial active management areas
§ 45-496 - Applicability of general transportation provisions and conservation requirements
§ 45-497 - Withdrawal of groundwater by irrigation districts for municipal or industrial purposes
§ 45-498 - Maps of service areas
§ 45-512 - Categories of groundwater withdrawal permits
§ 45-515 - General industrial use permits; conditions for issuance; duration of permit
§ 45-516 - Poor quality groundwater withdrawal permit; conditions for issuance; duration of permit
§ 45-517 - Temporary permit for electrical energy generation; conditions for issuance
§ 45-519 - Drainage water withdrawal permit; conditions for issuance
§ 45-519.01 - Hydrologic testing permits; conditions for issuance
§ 45-520 - Point of withdrawal; location of use; conveyance
§ 45-521 - Permit application form; filing; contents
§ 45-522 - Correction of application
§ 45-523 - Notice; objections; hearing
§ 45-524 - Approval or rejection of permit application
§ 45-525 - Registry of permits; reporting
§ 45-527 - Modification of permit
§ 45-528 - Revocation of permits
§ 45-541 - Transportation within a sub-basin
§ 45-545 - Damage rules applicable to all transportations of groundwater
§ 45-546 - Weed and dust control
§ 45-547 - Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in the Yuma basin; permit
§ 45-556 - Transportation fee; annual adjustment; credits; enforcement
§ 45-557 - Requirements for transporting groundwater to an initial active management area; exception
§ 45-562 - Management goals for active management areas
§ 45-563 - Management plans in active management areas; management periods; general provisions
§ 45-563.01 - Water conservation report; per capita use; non-per capita conservation programs
§ 45-564 - Management plan for first management period; guidelines
§ 45-565 - Management plan for second management period; guidelines
§ 45-565.01 - Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; second management period
§ 45-566 - Management plan for third management period; guidelines
§ 45-566.01 - Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; third management period
§ 45-566.02 - Alternative conservation programs for agriculture; third management period
§ 45-567 - Management plan for fourth management period; guidelines
§ 45-567.01 - Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; fourth management period
§ 45-567.02 - Alternative conservation programs for agriculture; fourth management period
§ 45-568 - Management plan for fifth management period; guidelines
§ 45-568.01 - Non-per capita conservation program for municipal providers; fifth management period
§ 45-568.02 - Alternative conservation programs for agriculture; fifth management period
§ 45-569 - Management goals and management plans for subsequent active management areas
§ 45-570 - Hearing on management plans; notice; procedures
§ 45-571 - Findings upon hearing; order for adoption of management plan; publication
§ 45-571.02 - Municipal conservation requirements; compliance
§ 45-572 - Modification of conservation program; notice
§ 45-573 - Water quality considerations; consultation with department of environmental quality
§ 45-574 - Variances; application; notice; hearing; issuance
§ 45-575 - Administrative review of irrigation water duty and conservation requirements
§ 45-576.02 - Replenishment district plans, conservation district plans and water district plans
§ 45-576.03 - Director's review of plans
§ 45-576.04 - Report and review of plans by groundwater replenishment district
§ 45-576.08 - Pinal active management area; assured water supply; physical availability; definitions
§ 45-576.09 - Active management areas; director's authority to change assured water supply rules
§ 45-577 - Application; hydrological study; review of application
§ 45-578 - Notice; objections; hearing; issuance of certificate; appeals
§ 45-579 - Assignment of certificate of assured water supply; definition
§ 45-579.01 - Certificate of assured water supply; material change; plat
§ 45-580 - Assured and adequate water supply administration fund; purpose
§ 45-591.01 - Oil, gas, helium and geothermal wells; exemption
§ 45-593 - Registration of existing wells; permanent record of all wells; reporting open wells
§ 45-594 - Well construction standards; remedial measures
§ 45-595 - Well construction requirements; licensing of well drillers
§ 45-596 - Notice of intention to drill; fee
§ 45-597 - Deepening and replacement of wells in active management areas; filing of notice
§ 45-600 - Filing of report by driller; filing of completion report
§ 45-601 - Operating rules for multiple wells
§ 45-602 - Capping of wells; waste
§ 45-603 - Criteria for rules and regulations
§ 45-604 - Water measuring devices
§ 45-605 - Well inspections; cross-contamination; remedial measures; definition
§ 45-606 - Well administration and enforcement fund; purpose
§ 45-611 - Groundwater withdrawal fee; amounts and purposes of fee; exception
§ 45-615 - Deposits; divisions of collections into funds
§ 45-616 - Water quality assurance fee; disposition of revenue
§ 45-617 - Augmentation and conservation assistance fund grants
§ 45-618 - Arizona water quality fund
§ 45-632 - Records and annual report of groundwater pumping, transportation and use; penalty
§ 45-633 - Inspections, investigations and audits
§ 45-634 - Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
§ 45-635 - Violation; civil penalties
§ 45-636 - Violation; classification
§ 45-702 - Certificate of groundwater oversupply
§ 45-703 - Application for certificate of groundwater oversupply; fee
§ 45-704 - Notice of application; objections; hearing; approval or rejection
§ 45-801.01 - Declaration of policy
§ 45-802.01; Version 2 - Definitions
§ 45-803.01 - Effect on vested water rights; effect in other proceedings
§ 45-811.01 - Underground storage facility permit
§ 45-812.01 - Groundwater savings facility permit
§ 45-813.01 - Land use ordinances
§ 45-814.01 - Contents of storage facility permit
§ 45-815.01 - Facilities not qualifying as storage facilities
§ 45-831.01 - Water storage permits
§ 45-832.01 - Use of stored water
§ 45-833.01 - Designation of nonrecoverable water
§ 45-835.01 - Simultaneous applications
§ 45-836.01 - Effect of storage facilities, water storage and recovery on service areas
§ 45-841.01 - Accrual of long-term storage credits; Indian water rights settlements
§ 45-851.01 - Recovery of stored water on an annual basis
§ 45-852.01 - Long-term storage accounts
§ 45-853.01 - Restricted uses of long-term storage credits
§ 45-854.01 - Assignability of long-term storage credits
§ 45-855.01 - Effect of long-term storage credits on assured water supply and adequate water supply
§ 45-856.01 - Protection of the stored water
§ 45-857.01 - Groundwater replenishment district incidental replenishment factor; definitions
§ 45-858.01 - Master replenishment account; debits and credits
§ 45-859.01 - Conservation district account; replenishment reserve subaccount; debits and credits
§ 45-860.01 - Water district account; debits and credits
§ 45-871.01 - Permit application; fee; notice of application; objections; hearing; appeal
§ 45-872.01 - Water measuring devices
§ 45-873.01 - In lieu water reporting requirements; withdrawal fees
§ 45-874.01 - Long-term storage credit recovery fee; amount; notice; payment; penalty
§ 45-875.01 - Annual reports; penalty
§ 45-877.01 - Annual reports by conservation districts; penalties
§ 45-878.01 - Annual reports by water districts; penalties
§ 45-879.01 - Annual reports certification; records
§ 45-880.01 - Inspections, investigations and audits
§ 45-881.01 - Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
§ 45-882.01 - Violation; civil penalties
§ 45-893.01 - Application for project permits; application requirement; permit specifications
§ 45-894.01 - Use for replenishment purposes
§ 45-895.01 - Storage of water; availability and disposition of stored water
§ 45-896.01 - Assumption of responsibility for stored water
§ 45-897.01 - State water storage fund; disbursement of monies
§ 45-898.01 - Indemnification and insurance
§ 45-1002 - Water exchanges; conditions
§ 45-1003 - Use of water pursuant to a water exchange
§ 45-1004 - Annual report of water exchange; record keeping; penalties
§ 45-1005 - Registry of water exchanges
§ 45-1006 - Effect on water rights
§ 45-1021 - Enrollment of water exchange contracts; fee
§ 45-1022 - Effect of enrollment of a water exchange contract
§ 45-1041 - Water exchange permits; fee
§ 45-1042 - Application for water exchange permit; notice; objections; hearing
§ 45-1043 - Contents of permit
§ 45-1044 - Actions for judicial review
§ 45-1045 - Modification of water exchange permit
§ 45-1046 - Revocation of water exchange permits
§ 45-1051 - Notice of water exchange; contents forms; review by director
§ 45-1052 - Water exchanges pursuant to notice; conditions
§ 45-1061 - Inspections; investigations and audits
§ 45-1062 - Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearings; injunctive relief
§ 45-1202 - Jurisdiction of director of water resources; records; rules; notice of exemption
§ 45-1204 - Estimated cost of dam; application fees
§ 45-1205 - Charges against irrigation projects; disposition of proceeds
§ 45-1206 - Approval of repair, alteration or removal of dam
§ 45-1207 - Approval or disapproval of applications; commencing construction
§ 45-1208 - Inspections and investigations during construction; modifications; notice
§ 45-1209 - Notice of completion; license of final approval; removal of dam
§ 45-1210 - Petition for review
§ 45-1211 - Time for filing petition; board of review
§ 45-1212 - Supervision over maintenance and operation; remedial measures; lien
§ 45-1212.01 - Dam repair fund
§ 45-1213 - Inspection upon complaint
§ 45-1214 - Investigations for review of design and construction
§ 45-1215 - Liabilities of state and owners of dam in action for damages
§ 45-1216 - Violations; classification
§ 45-1217 - Action and procedures to restrain violations
§ 45-1220 - Deposit of monies; dam repair fund
§ 45-1221 - Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
§ 45-1222 - Violation; civil penalties
§ 45-1223 - Stay of director's decision; precedence of actions for judicial review
§ 45-1301 - Ratification of Lake Mead contract
§ 45-1331 - Allocation of federal payments made in lieu of taxes
§ 45-1403 - Power to cooperate in flood control projects under general acts of Congress
§ 45-1421 - Power of town of Holbrook to cooperate with federal government in flood control project
§ 45-1426 - Limitations on powers
§ 45-1428 - Limitations on powers
§ 45-1442 - Investigation and certification by director of water resources
§ 45-1443 - Limitation on expenditure of funds
§ 45-1444 - Floodplain regulations; effect of failure to adopt
§ 45-1445 - Flood control assistance fund; limit of financial assistance
§ 45-1446 - Time for determining costs; change of determination
§ 45-1447 - State and United States held harmless; nonliability
§ 45-1448 - Disbursement to public agencies
§ 45-1449 - Report to legislature
§ 45-1450 - Consideration of water uses in studying flood control projects
§ 45-1451 - Powers and duties of director
§ 45-1471 - Alternative flood control assistance to flood control districts
§ 45-1473 - Prohibition on assistance for failure to adopt floodplain regulations
§ 45-1491 - Flood control loans
§ 45-1503 - Flood warning system fund
§ 45-1504 - Flood warning system grants
§ 45-1505 - Operation and maintenance of flood warning system
§ 45-1506 - Immunity of state from liability for losses
§ 45-1602 - Application for license
§ 45-1603 - Application fee; statement accompanying application
§ 45-1604 - Reports required from licensees; failure to file; revocation of license
§ 45-1605 - Equipment license; fee; application; reports required; revocation of license
§ 45-1607 - Violations; classification
§ 45-1701 - Declaration of purpose and policy
§ 45-1703 - State water and power plan
§ 45-1704 - Construction, acquisition and operation
§ 45-1705 - Construction of works across public or private property
§ 45-1706 - Right of eminent domain
§ 45-1707 - Issuance of bonds and notes
§ 45-1710 - Powers of municipalities, districts and other public bodies and officers
§ 45-1711 - State water and power development fund
§ 45-1712 - Agreement of state
§ 45-1713 - Exemption from taxation
§ 45-1714 - Remedies of bondholders and noteholders
§ 45-1715 - Certification of bonds by attorney general
§ 45-1716 - State not liable on bonds and notes
§ 45-1717 - Bonds and notes legal investments
§ 45-1719 - Reversion of projects to state
§ 45-1720 - No jurisdiction of Arizona corporation commission
§ 45-1721 - Joint ownership of power projects
§ 45-1903 - Contest of formation; appeal
§ 45-1904 - Corporate existence
§ 45-1905 - Dissolution of authority
§ 45-1921 - Board of directors; qualification and organization; compensation
§ 45-1923 - Administrative powers and duties; executive director; annual report
§ 45-2221 - Board of directors; organization; compensation
§ 45-2223 - Administrative powers and duties; executive director
§ 45-1941 - Cooperation with governmental entities
§ 45-1942 - Limitation on powers
§ 45-1943 - Functional powers of board
§ 45-1945 - Acquisition of water
§ 45-1946 - Acquisition of property; limited eminent domain authority; survey and inspection rights
§ 45-1947 - Construction work and purchases by bid only; exceptions; award of contract; bond
§ 45-2241 - Cooperation with governmental entities
§ 45-2242 - Functional powers of the board
§ 45-2243 - Limitation on powers
§ 45-2244 - Acquisition and disposition of initial quantity of water
§ 45-2245 - Acquisition and disposition of water in excess of initial quantity
§ 45-1971 - Administrative and operation budgets
§ 45-1972 - Groundwater augmentation and conservation assistance fee; transfer to authority
§ 45-1974 - Accounting classifications; bond funds; general fund
§ 45-1975 - Receipt of monies; disbursements; operation of accounting system
§ 45-1976 - Payment of interest coupons; investment of bond fund monies
§ 45-1977 - Annual financial statement and audit
§ 45-1991 - Authority to issue bonds
§ 45-1992 - Prerequisites to issuance
§ 45-1993 - Scope of resolution
§ 45-1996 - Provisions of bonds; sale
§ 45-1997 - Certification of bonds by attorney general
§ 45-1999 - Water augmentation authority bonds as legal investments
§ 45-2101 - Declaration of policy
§ 45-2103 - Arizona water protection fund commission
§ 45-2104 - Powers and duties; limitations
§ 45-2105 - Application guidelines
§ 45-2106 - Public involvement
§ 45-2111 - Arizona water protection fund
§ 45-2113 - Fund grants; applications
§ 45-2203 - Contest of formation; appeal
§ 45-2204 - Corporate existence; exemption from regulation
§ 45-2205 - Dissolution of authority
§ 45-2261 - Construction work and purchases by bid only; exceptions; award of contract
§ 45-2281 - Establishment of funds; allocation of authority revenues; member dues
§ 45-2283 - Investment of revenues
§ 45-2401 - Declaration of policy and purpose
§ 45-2421 - Arizona water banking authority
§ 45-2422 - Organization of commission; powers and duties; exemption
§ 45-2423 - Powers and duties of authority
§ 45-2425 - Arizona water banking fund
§ 45-2427 - Limitation on powers
§ 45-2451 - First year banking program
§ 45-2452 - Storage facility inventory
§ 45-2453 - Plan for additional storage facilities
§ 45-2454 - Implementation of storage facilities plan
§ 45-2455 - Water storage agreements; groundwater savings facilities
§ 45-2456 - Annual plan of operation
§ 45-2457 - Accounting; rules of operation
§ 45-2457.01 - Exchange of long-term storage credits; limitations; fees
§ 45-2458 - Water banking services agreements
§ 45-2471 - Interstate water banking agreements
§ 45-2472 - Distribution of long-term storage credits
§ 45-2473 - Arizona water banking authority; interstate water banking; accounting
§ 45-2491 - State commitments to firm Indian settlement water
§ 45-2602 - Establishment of southside protection zones; reporting requirements
§ 45-2622 - Annual southside replenishment obligations
§ 45-2623 - Satisfaction of southside replenishment obligations
§ 45-2624 - Southside replenishment bank; credits
§ 45-2631 - Construction or enlargement of new dams within maintenance area; prohibited; exceptions
§ 45-2651 - Inspections, investigations and audits
§ 45-2652 - Cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
§ 45-2653 - Violation; civil penalties
§ 45-2654 - Violation; classification
§ 45-2712 - Notice of well applications to nation; objection; hearing; appeal