A. The estimated cost of the dam or alterations thereof shall include the cost of all labor and materials entering into the construction of the dam and appurtenant works. The cost of preliminary investigation and surveys, the construction plant and all other items properly included in the cost of the dam shall be chargeable to the cost of the dam.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-1204

  • Dam: means any artificial barrier, including appurtenant works for the impounding or diversion of water, twenty-five feet or more in height or the storage capacity of which will be more than fifty acre-feet but does not include:

    (a) Any barrier that is or will be less than six feet in height, regardless of storage capacity. See Arizona Laws 45-1201

  • Department: means the department of water resources. See Arizona Laws 45-101
  • Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. The director shall establish by rule and the department shall collect a reasonable filing fee which shall be based on the estimated cost of the dam but in no event shall the fee exceed two per cent of the estimated cost. The applicant shall pay the filing fee at the time of filing the application. The fee shall be required of all applicants including the state and its departments, institutions or agencies.

C. An application shall not be considered nor shall construction be permitted until the filing fee has been paid.