Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 45 > Chapter 13 > Article 3 - Powers and Duties

• Authority: means a water authority established under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 45-2201
• Board: means the board of directors of the authority. See Arizona Laws 45-2201
• Colorado river water: means water from the main stream of the Colorado river. See Arizona Laws 45-2201
• Conservation: means the preservation and planned management of water resources to ensure the future availability of water resources. See Arizona Laws 45-2201
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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
• Effluent: means water that has been collected in a sanitary sewer for subsequent treatment in a facility that is regulated pursuant to Title 49, Chapter 2. See Arizona Laws 45-2201
• including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Multi-county water conservation district: means a multi-county district established under Title 48, Chapter 22, which has contracted with the United States for the repayment of the cost and for the delivery of the water supply in accordance with P. See Arizona Laws 45-2201
• Private water company: means any entity that distributes or sells groundwater, except a political subdivision or any 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 45-2201
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Tentatively allocated: means water of the main stem of the Colorado river water that has been recommended by the director to the secretary of the interior for allocation, but for which a contract with the secretary for delivery has not been signed. See Arizona Laws 45-2201
• United States: means the secretary of the interior, acting for the United States department of interior, or his duly authorized representative. See Arizona Laws 45-2201
• User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.