HB 2008
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: NREW DP 5-4-0-0
HB 2008: commercial; industrial; conservation requirements; rules
Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19
House Engrossed
Overview
Requires, by January 1, 2025, the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources
(ADWR) to adopt rules for each initial and subsequent active management area (AMA) for
specified commercial and industrial water users.
History
The Groundwater Management Code (Code) was enacted in 1980 and established the
statutory framework to regulate and control the use of groundwater. As part of the
management framework, the Code initially designated four active management areas
(AMAs) and two irrigation non-expansion areas (INAs) in areas of the state where
groundwater overdraft was most severe. Currently there are six AMAs and three INAs. The
AMAs are: Phoenix, Pinal, Prescott, Tucson, Santa Cruz and Douglas. The INAs are: Joseph
City, Harquahala, and Hualapai Valley (A.R.S. §§ 45-411, 45-411.03, 45-431, 45-554)(ADWR)
(SOS).
A person who plans to sell or lease subdivided lands in an AMA must apply for and obtain a
certificate of assured water supply from the Director of ADWR before presenting the plat for
approval to the municipality or county in which the land is located. For each AMA in which
member lands or service areas are located, a multi-county water conservation district must
replenish groundwater in an amount equal to the groundwater replenishment obligation for
that AMA (A.R.S. §§ 45-576, 48-3771).
The ADWR Director is required to develop management plans for the fourth period (2010 to
2020) and fifth period (2020-2025), outlining irrigation water duties, conservation
requirements, and other measures for each initial AMA (A.R.S. §§ 45-567, 45-568).
Provisions
1. Requires the Director of ADWR to modify the fourth and fifth management plans to
include conservation requirements by January 1, 2025, for each initial and subsequent
AMA for industrial uses that are within and outside the service area of a designated
service provider and that:
a) are located outside the service area of a municipal provider;
b) are not subject to any conservation requirements for industrial uses pursuant to an
AMA management plan; and
c) use greater than 250 acre-feet of water per year. (Sec. 1)
2. Prohibits the fourth and fifth management plans, ADWR or any political subdivisions of
Arizona from requiring a person who uses water an industrial use to obtain a certificate
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of assured water supply, enroll as member land in a multi-county water conservation
district or otherwise meet a statutory replenishment obligation. (Sec. 1)
3. Specifies that the conservation requirements must include on-site water reuse, recycling
and efficiency requirements. (Sec. 1)