Arizona Code — 45
Browse 440 sections in division 45 of the Arizona code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 45-101. Definitions
- § 45-102. Department of water resources; director; appointment; qualifications; compensation
- § 45-103. Scope of authority and responsibility of department and director
- § 45-104. Department organization; deputy directors; employees; legal counsel; branch offices; consultants
- § 45-106. Limitation of powers
- § 45-107. Cooperation with the secretary of the interior of the United States
- § 45-108. Evaluation of subdivision water supply; definition
- § 45-109. Division of state into water districts; district water superintendent
- § 45-110. Duties of superintendent; injunctive relief of injured water user
- § 45-112. Violations; classification; enforcement
- § 45-113. Fees; refunds
- § 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
- § 45-131. Definitions
- § 45-132. Filling large bodies of water for landscape, scenic or recreational purposes prohibited; exceptions; preemption
- § 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
- § 45-137. Civil penalties
- § 45-138. Burden of proof
- § 45-139. Violation; classification
- § 45-141. Public nature of waters of the state; beneficial use; reversion to state; actions not constituting abandonment or forfeiture
- § 45-151. Right of appropriation; permitted uses; water rights in stockponds
- § 45-152. Application for permit to appropriate water
- § 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
- § 45-163. Assignments
- § 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
- § 45-173. Use of natural waterway to carry water of another or for other water projects; dispute over division of waters
- § 45-174. Using bed of stream as carrier of reservoir waters
- § 45-175. Chronological preference to water in times of scarcity
- § 45-181. Definitions
- § 45-182. Claim of right to withdraw, divert or use public waters; exception; administration by director of water resources
- § 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
- § 45-188. Future rights acquired through appropriation; rights within service area of agricultural or municipal provider
- § 45-189. Reversion of rights due to nonuse; notice; hearing; order; exception
- § 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
- § 45-205. Failure of owner to clean canals and make repairs; lien for work done; release of lien; liability
- § 45-206. Widening and extending lateral ditches; definition
- § 45-251. Definitions
- § 45-252. General adjudication; representation; superior court; assignment to judge; personnel funding; petition
- § 45-253. Service of summons; statement of claimant form; record
- § 45-254. Statement of claimant; filing; information to be included; verification; failure to file; fees
- § 45-255. Appointment of master; compensation
- § 45-256. Technical assistance of director; report
- § 45-257. Hearings; report of master; final judgment by court; administration and enforcement of decree
- § 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
- § 45-311. Definitions
- § 45-312. Prohibited plumbing fixtures; residential construction
- § 45-313. Prohibited plumbing fixtures; commercial, industrial and public construction
- § 45-314. Labeling fixtures; violation
- § 45-315. Waiver of requirements; unavailability; health or safety requirements
- § 45-316. Violation; civil penalties
- § 45-317. Inspections
- § 45-318. Cease and desist order; hearing; injunctive relief
- § 45-319. Exception; preemption
- § 45-320. Rules
- § 45-341.
- § 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
- § 45-402.
- § 45-403. Designation of groundwater basins and sub-basins; hearing
- § 45-404. Findings on hearing; maps; order for boundaries of groundwater basin; review and modification of boundaries
- § 45-405. Judicial review of decisions of the director; assignment of actions for judicial review
- § 45-406. Designation of judges; publication of designated judges
- § 45-407. Stay of director's decision; precedence of actions for judicial review; review by the court of appeals
- § 45-411. Initial active management areas; maps
- § 45-412. Subsequent active management areas; criteria; review of groundwater basins not subject to active management
- § 45-413. Hearing on designation of subsequent active management areas and boundaries; notice; procedures
- § 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
- § 45-420. Groundwater users advisory councils; appointment; representation of water users; term; compensation
- § 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
- § 45-435. Hearing on designation of subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas and boundaries; notice; procedures
- § 45-436. Findings upon hearing; order for irrigation non-expansion area; publication
- § 45-437. Irrigated acreage; water measuring device; annual report of groundwater pumping; penalty; transportation; exemption
- § 45-438. Review and modification of boundaries of irrigation non-expansion areas
- § 45-439. Conversion from irrigation non-expansion area to active management area; director; local initiation; procedures
- § 45-451. Groundwater rights and uses in active management areas
- § 45-452. No new irrigated acreage in active management areas; central Arizona project water; exemption
- § 45-453. Groundwater rights and uses in areas outside active management areas; amounts; transportation; irrigation non-expansion areas
- § 45-454. Exemption of small non-irrigation wells; definitions
- § 45-455. Application to state lands
- § 45-461. Definitions
- § 45-462. Grandfathered groundwater rights; persons included; certificate of exemption amount is legal use
- § 45-463. Type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right associated with retired irrigated land; appurtenancy; ownership
- § 45-464. Type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right not associated with retired irrigated land; determination of amount; definition; ownership
- § 45-465. Irrigation grandfathered right; determination of acres entitled to and amount; appurtenancy
- § 45-466. Limitations on use of irrigation water duty; deliveries of water in excess of irrigation water duty
- § 45-467. Withdrawals in excess of irrigation grandfathered right; withdrawals less than irrigation grandfathered right; flexibility account; conveyances; variance; exemption
- § 45-468. Accounting of water by persons delivering a combination of surface water and groundwater for irrigation uses
- § 45-469. Right to retire irrigation grandfathered right for non-irrigation use; development plan approval; amendment of plan; approval of plan prior to retirement; amount withdrawn; service area determined; restoration of retired irrigation grandfathered right
- § 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
- § 45-472. Conveyance of irrigation grandfathered right; within service area; outside service area; change to non-irrigation grandfathered right; forfeiture of right to convey to non-irrigation use; definition
- § 45-473. Conveyance of type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right; use by new owner; appurtenancy; within service area; outside service area; definition
- § 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
- § 45-477. 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
- § 45-491. Scope of article
- § 45-492. Withdrawals by cities, towns and private water companies within service areas; contract to supply groundwater
- § 45-493. Limitations on extensions of service areas; prohibition on formation of private water company for irrigation purpose; prohibition on service without payment of tax
- § 45-494. Withdrawals by irrigation districts in initial active management areas
- § 45-495. Withdrawals and transportations by irrigation districts within subsequent 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
- § 45-511. Definitions
- § 45-512. Categories of groundwater withdrawal permits
- § 45-513. Dewatering permit; definition; priorities for use of groundwater; conditions on director; duration of permit
- § 45-514. Mineral extraction and metallurgical processing permit; conditions for issuance; duration of permit
- § 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
- § 45-518. Temporary dewatering permit; extensions; emergency temporary dewatering permit; conditions for issuance
- § 45-519. Drainage water withdrawal permit; 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
- § 45-526. Appeals
- § 45-527. Modification of permit
- § 45-528. Revocation of permits
- § 45-541. Transportation within a sub-basin
- § 45-542. Transportation between sub-basins or away from an active management area; irrigation grandfathered right; type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right
- § 45-543. Transportation between sub-basins or away from an active management area; damages; non-irrigation grandfathered right not associated with retired irrigated land; service area withdrawals; permit; exempt well
- § 45-544. Transportation in areas not subject to active management; damages; upper San Pedro water district; Little Colorado river plateau, Parker and Coconino plateau groundwater basins; definitions
- § 45-545. Damage rules applicable to all transportations of groundwater
- § 45-546. Weed and dust control
- § 45-551. Application of article; limitation on transportation to active management areas; definition
- § 45-552. Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in McMullen valley basin to an active management area; definitions
- § 45-553. Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in Butler Valley groundwater basin to an initial active management area
- § 45-555. Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in Big Chino sub-basin of the Verde River groundwater basin to initial active management area; exception
- § 45-556. Transportation fee; annual adjustment; credits; enforcement
- § 45-557. Requirements for transporting groundwater to an initial active management area; exception
- § 45-558. Weeds and dust
- § 45-559. Well spacing requirements for withdrawing groundwater for transportation to an active management area
- § 45-561. Definitions
- § 45-562. Management goals for active management areas
- § 45-563. Management plans in active management areas; management periods; general provisions
- § 45-564. Management plan for first management period; guidelines
- § 45-565. Management plan for second management period; guidelines
- § 45-566. Management plan for third management period; guidelines
- § 45-567. Management plan for fourth management period; guidelines
- § 45-568. Management plan for fifth management period; guidelines
- § 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
- § 45-572. 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
- § 45-577. Application; hydrological study; review of application
- § 45-578. Notice; objections; hearing; issuance of certificate; appeals
- § 45-591. Definitions
- § 45-592. Wells in general
- § 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
- § 45-598. New wells and replacement wells in new locations in active management areas; rules; permit required
- § 45-599. Permit application; contents; correction of defective application; issuance of permit; fee
- § 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
- § 45-611. Groundwater withdrawal fee; amounts and purposes of fee; exception
- § 45-612. Administration and enforcement withdrawal fee; exemption from lapsing; disposition of excess monies
- § 45-613. Use of withdrawal fees collected for augmentation and conservation and purchase and retirement of grandfathered rights, Arizona water banking purposes and groundwater and irrigation efficiency projects
- § 45-614. Setting groundwater withdrawal fee; statement entered in record; statement transmitted to state treasurer; notice; payment; penalty
- § 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
- § 45-631. Definition
- § 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
- § 45-701. Definitions
- § 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
- § 45-1001. Definitions
- § 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
- § 45-1063. Civil penalties
- § 45-1201. Definitions
- § 45-1202. Jurisdiction of director of water resources; records; rules; notice of exemption
- § 45-1203. Approval by director of proposed dams or enlargements of existing dams; application for construction or enlargement
- § 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
- § 45-1213. 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
- § 45-1218. Dam repair loans
- § 45-1219. Dam repair grants
- § 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
- § 45-1311. Ratification
- § 45-1321. Ratification
- § 45-1331. Allocation of federal payments made in lieu of taxes
- § 45-1401. Authority to cooperate with federal government in flood control projects under flood control act of Congress of 1948
- § 45-1402. Specific powers
- § 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
- § 45-1422. Power of Mohave and Yuma counties to cooperate with federal government in flood control project
- § 45-1423. Power of Maricopa and Yuma counties to cooperate with federal government in flood control projects
- § 45-1424. Power of Maricopa and Pinal counties to cooperate with federal government in flood control projects
- § 45-1425. Power of Pinal county to cooperate with and receive assistance from the United States in flood control projects
- § 45-1426. Limitations on powers
- § 45-1427. Power of Cochise, Graham and Gila counties and the towns of Safford and Thatcher and the city of Douglas to cooperate with the United States in flood control projects
- § 45-1428. Limitations on powers
- § 45-1429. Power of Santa Cruz county to cooperate with and receive assistance from the United States in flood control projects