Arizona Laws 45-1213. Inspection upon complaint
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Upon receipt of a written complaint that the person or property of the complainant is endangered by any dam, the director shall inspect such dam unless his records disclose that the complaint is without merit. If the complainant insists upon an inspection and deposits with the director an amount sufficient to cover costs of inspection, the inspection shall be made. If an unsafe condition is found, the director shall cause it to be corrected, and the deposit shall be returned. If the complaint was without merit the deposit shall be paid into the general fund.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-1213
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Dam: means any artificial barrier, including appurtenant works for the impounding or diversion of water, twenty-five feet or more in height or the storage capacity of which will be more than fifty acre-feet but does not include:
(a) Any barrier that is or will be less than six feet in height, regardless of storage capacity. See Arizona Laws 45-1201
- Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, company or district. See Arizona Laws 45-1201
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215