Arizona Laws 45-553. Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in Butler Valley groundwater basin to an initial active management area
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A. Groundwater may be withdrawn from land owned by this state or by a political subdivision of this state in the Butler Valley groundwater basin for transportation to an initial active management area.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-553
- 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or, in the case of the Santa Cruz active management area, active management of any water, other than stored water, withdrawn from a well.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
- 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 basin: means an area that, as nearly as known facts allow as determined by the director pursuant to this chapter, may be designated so as to enclose a relatively hydrologically distinct body or related bodies of groundwater, which shall be described horizontally by surface description. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Initial active management area: means the Phoenix, Prescott or Pinal active management area established by section 45-411, the Tucson active management area established by section 45-411 and modified by Section 45-411. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Transportation: means the movement of groundwater from the point of withdrawal to the point of use. See Arizona Laws 45-402
B. Title to land in the Butler Valley groundwater basin that is owned by this state or a political subdivision of this state and from which groundwater is withdrawn for transportation to an initial active management area may be sold, exchanged or otherwise conveyed only to this state or to another political subdivision of this state.