Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-511

• Animal industry use: means the production, growing and feeding of livestock, range livestock or poultry, as such terms are defined in section 3-1201. 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
• General industrial use: means a non-irrigation use of groundwater except those subject to permits issued pursuant to sections 45-513 and 45-514 and those for which a certificate of assured water supply is required pursuant to section 45-576. See Arizona Laws 45-511
• 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
• Non-irrigation use: 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, a use of groundwater other than an irrigation use. See Arizona Laws 45-402

• Permit: means a permit to withdraw groundwater which is issued by the director pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 45-511