A. The director may review and modify the boundaries of a subsequent active management area or any of its sub-basins as conditions require and factual data justify.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-417

  • Active management area: means a geographical area that has been designated pursuant to article 2 of this chapter as requiring active management of groundwater or, in the case of the Santa Cruz active management area, active management of any water, other than stored water, withdrawn from a well. See Arizona Laws 45-402
  • Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
  • Groundwater: means water under the surface of the earth regardless of the geologic structure in which it is standing or moving. See Arizona Laws 45-101
  • Subsequent active management area: means an active management area established after June 12, 1980 pursuant to article 2 of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 45-402

B. The director shall review the boundaries of a subsequent active management area or any of its sub-basins upon receipt of a petition signed by persons who together withdraw not less than one-fourth of the groundwater withdrawn in the active management area or by request of the groundwater users advisory council in the active management area.

C. Before modifying the boundaries of a subsequent active management area or any of its sub-basins the director shall give notice of and hold a hearing on the proposed modifications pursuant to the procedures prescribed by section 45-413. After the hearing, the director shall prepare written findings pursuant to section 45-414.

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