Arizona Laws 45-569. Management goals and management plans for subsequent active management areas
A. Within thirty days of the designation of a subsequent active management area pursuant to article 2 of this chapter, the director shall establish a management goal for the active management area and the number of years in which the goal is to be achieved.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-569
- 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or, in the case of the Santa Cruz active management area, active management of any water, other than stored water, withdrawn from a well.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
- Department: means the department of water resources. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- 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
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Subsequent active management area: means an active management area established after June 12, 1980 pursuant to article 2 of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Subsidence: means the settling or lowering of the surface of land that results from the withdrawal of groundwater. See Arizona Laws 45-402
B. Not later than two years after the designation of a subsequent active management area, the director shall promulgate an initial management plan for the active management area and may provide for subsequent management plans to be promulgated during the time set for achieving the management goal. If the director determines that active management is necessary to preserve the existing supply of groundwater for future needs or that land subsidence or fissuring is endangering property or potential groundwater storage capacity, the director, in developing the plan or plans, shall include measures for reducing groundwater withdrawals which follow as closely as practicable the program set forth in sections 45-564 through 45-568. If the director determines that active management is necessary because the use of groundwater is resulting in actual or threatened groundwater quality degradation, the director shall, in cooperation with the department of environmental quality, include in the plan or plans a program for prevention or amelioration of groundwater quality problems and a schedule for implementation of the proposed solutions. The director shall submit such program to the legislature for any necessary enabling legislation or coordination with existing programs of the department of environmental quality.
C. All management plans, including the management goal, for a subsequent active management area, shall be adopted only after public hearings pursuant to sections 45-570 and 45-571.