Arizona § 45-563 - Management plans in active management areas; management periods; general provisions

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§ 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 and 45-571. The plans shall include a continuing mandatory conservation program for all persons withdrawing, distributing or receiving groundwater designed to achieve reductions in withdrawals of groundwater.

B. The director shall develop a management plan for the Santa Cruz active management area for the third, fourth and fifth management periods pursuant to the guidelines prescribed in sections 45-566, 45-566.01, 45-567, 45-567.01, 45-568 and 45-568.01 and shall adopt the plans only after public hearings held pursuant to sections 45-570 and 45-571. The plans shall include a continuing mandatory conservation program designed to achieve the management goal of the active management area for all persons withdrawing water, other than stored water, from a well and all persons distributing or receiving water, other than stored water, from a well. The plans shall also include criteria for the location of new wells and replacement wells in new locations consistent with the management goal of the active management area.

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

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Section 45-563 ("Management plans in active management areas; management periods; general provisions") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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