Arizona Laws 45-434. Limitation on number of irrigated acres
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A. If procedures are initiated, whether by the director or by petition, for designating an irrigation non-expansion area, an irrigation user may irrigate within the proposed irrigation non-expansion area only acres of land which were irrigated at any time during the five years preceding the date of the notice of the initiation of designation procedures.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-434
- Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- Irrigate: means to apply water to two or more acres of land to produce plants or parts of plants for sale or human consumption, or for use as feed for livestock, range livestock or poultry, as such terms are defined in section 3-1201. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Irrigation non-expansion area: means a geographical area that has been designated pursuant to article 3 of this chapter as having insufficient groundwater to provide a reasonably safe supply for the irrigation of the cultivated lands at the current rate of withdrawal. See Arizona Laws 45-402
B. The limitation on the acres which may be irrigated shall continue in effect until the director makes a final determination pursuant to section 45-436.