Arizona § 45-562 - Management goals for active management areas

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§ 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 provided in this chapter and to preserve existing agricultural economies in the active management area for as long as feasible, consistent with the necessity to preserve future water supplies for non-irrigation uses.

C. The management goal of the Santa Cruz active management area is to maintain a safe-yield condition in the active management area and to prevent local water tables from experiencing long-term declines.

D. Except as otherwise provided for the Santa Cruz active management area, all initial active management areas are subject to all provisions of this chapter.

Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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