§ 45-131 Definitions
§ 45-132 Filling large bodies of water for landscape, scenic or recreational purposes prohibited; exceptions; preemption
§ 45-133 Permit for interim water use; application; fee; surcharge on use of groundwater
§ 45-134 Temporary emergency permit for use of surface water or groundwater in body of water
§ 45-135 Inspections; investigations
§ 45-136 Cease and desist order; temporary cease and desist order; hearings; injunctive relief
§ 45-137 Civil penalties
§ 45-138 Burden of proof
§ 45-139 Violation; classification
§ 45-139.01 Notice of source of water used to fill or refill body of water
§ 45-139.02 Effect on legal status of effluent

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 45 > Chapter 1 > Article 3 - Bodies of Water

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Body of water: means a body of water in an active management area established under chapter 2 of this title, including a lake, pond, lagoon or swimming pool, that has a surface area greater than twelve thousand three hundred twenty square feet and that is filled or refilled for landscape, scenic or recreational purposes. See Arizona Laws 45-131
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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 45-101
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Surface water: means the waters of all sources, flowing in streams, canyons, ravines or other natural channels, or in definite underground channels, whether perennial or intermittent, floodwater, wastewater or surplus water, and of lakes, ponds and springs on the surface. See Arizona Laws 45-101
  • Swimming pool: means an artifically constructed pool for swimming purposes that meets the applicable design standards and specifications for swimming pools prescribed by the director of environmental quality pursuant to section 49-104, subsection B, paragraph 12. See Arizona Laws 45-131
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215