Arizona Laws 45-498. Maps of service areas
A. Each city, town, private water company and irrigation district in an active management area shall maintain a current map clearly delineating its service area and distribution system in the director‘s office and shall furnish such other related data as the director may require. In addition:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-498
- 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or, in the case of the Santa Cruz active management area, active management of any water, other than stored water, withdrawn from a well.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
- Irrigation district: means a political subdivision, however designated, established pursuant to Title 48, Chapter 17 or 19. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Private water company: means :
(a) With respect to areas outside an active management area and with respect to an active management area other than the Santa Cruz active management area, any entity that distributes or sells groundwater, except a political subdivision or an entity that is established pursuant to title 48 and that is not regulated as a public service corporation by the Arizona corporation commission under a certificate of public convenience and necessity. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Service area: means :
(a) With respect to a city or town, the area of land actually being served water, for a non-irrigation use, by the city or town plus:
(i) Additions to such area that contain an operating distribution system owned by the city or town primarily for the delivery of water for a non-irrigation use. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- town: means a city or town incorporated or chartered under the constitution and laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 45-402
1. Each city and town shall maintain a current map of its service area and distribution system in its city or town clerk’s office.
2. Each private water company and irrigation district shall maintain a current map of its service area and distribution system in its offices.
B. All maps required by this section shall be available for examination by the public at reasonable times.