Arizona Laws 45-477. Right to withdraw, receive or use groundwater in an initial active management area
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A person shall not withdraw or receive and use groundwater in an initial active management area pursuant to a grandfathered right unless the certificate of grandfathered right has been issued or the application for the certificate of grandfathered right has been filed and is the subject of administrative or judicial review.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-477
- 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or, in the case of the Santa Cruz active management area, active management of any water, other than stored water, withdrawn from a well.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
- Grandfathered right: means a right to withdraw and use groundwater pursuant to article 5 of this chapter based on the fact of lawful withdrawals and use of groundwater before the date of the designation of an active management area. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- 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
- Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society, estate or trust, any other private organization or enterprise, the United States, any state, territory or country or a governmental entity, political subdivision or municipal corporation organized under or subject to the constitution and laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 45-402