Arizona Laws 45-528. Revocation of permits
A. After an administrative hearing in the active management area in which the use is located, the director may permanently, or temporarily, in whole or in part, revoke a groundwater withdrawal permit for any of the following reasons:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-528
- Active management area: means a geographical area that has been designated pursuant to article 2 of this chapter as requiring active management of groundwater or, in the case of the Santa Cruz active management area, active management of any water, other than stored water, withdrawn from a well. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- 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
- Groundwater withdrawal permit: means a permit issued by the director pursuant to article 7 of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Permit: means a permit to withdraw groundwater which is issued by the director pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 45-511
- Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society, estate or trust, any other private organization or enterprise, the United States, any state, territory or country or a governmental entity, political subdivision or municipal corporation organized under or subject to the constitution and laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 45-402
1. For a material false statement in an application to initiate, modify or renew a permit, or for a material false statement in any report required to be filed by a person withdrawing or using groundwater pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. For violation of the terms of the permit.
3. For failure to exercise a permit for five or more consecutive years.
B. The director may revoke a groundwater withdrawal permit with the written consent of the permittee and in such case a hearing is not required.
C. Section 45-114, subsections A and B govern administrative proceedings, rehearing or review and judicial review of final decisions of the director under this section.