SB 1289
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
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SB 1289: DWR; hydrology reports
Sponsor: Senator Hoffman, LD 15
Transmitted to the Governor
Overview
Requires the Governor and Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR),
30 days before issuing a report on the hydrologic conditions of an active management area
(AMA), to submit a copy to the House of Representatives and Senate Natural Resource,
Energy and Water (NREW) Committee members.
History
The Groundwater Management Code (Code) was enacted in 1980 and established the
statutory framework to regulate and control the use of groundwater (SOS). As part of the
management framework, the Code designated five AMAs (Phoenix, Pinal, Prescott, Tucson
and Santa Cruz) and three Irrigation Non-Expansion Areas (Douglas, Joseph City and
Harquahala where specific regulations regarding withdrawal and use of groundwater apply
(A.R.S. §§ 45-411, 45-411.03, 45-431, 45-554).
ADWR uses hydrologic models to simulate and predict groundwater conditions. Models
incorporate various assumptions to make long-term management decisions and predict
potential future impacts. An applicant for a determination of assured water supply is
required to submit a hydrologic study that uses a method of analysis approved by the ADWR
Director (A.C.C. R12-15-716(B)).
Every five years after the final determination that a groundwater replenishment district's
(district) plan for operation is consistent with achieving the management goal of the AMA,
the district must prepare and submit a replenishment report to the ADWR Director and the
district's board of directors. The report must include descriptions of the district's available
water resources, financial capabilities and current ability to meet future replenishment
obligations (A.R.S. 45-576.04).
Provisions
1. Requires the Governor and ADWR Director, 30 days before issuing a report on the
hydrologic conditions of an AMA, to submit a copy of the report or any report related to
the groundwater code, to the members of the House of Representatives and Senate
NREW Committee members. (Sec. 1)
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