Arizona Laws 48-4469. Direct delivery of water
A. The district may contract with a district member, in one year increments, to deliver water directly to the district member to replace groundwater that the district member would have otherwise withdrawn in the district if the water delivered to the district member would have otherwise been used by the district to replenish groundwater in the district.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-4469
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- District: means a groundwater replenishment district established under this chapter. See Arizona Laws 48-4401
- member: means a municipality that contains a service area and petitions for the formation of the district or petitions for the expansion of the district pursuant to this title. See Arizona Laws 48-4401
- Replenish: means to increase the amount of groundwater in a district either incidentally or through water storage undertaken pursuant to Title 45, Chapter 3. See Arizona Laws 48-4401
B. The district may contract with a district member, for a term of more than one year, to deliver water directly to the district member to replace groundwater that the district member would have otherwise withdrawn in the district if the water delivered to the district member would have otherwise been used by the district to replenish groundwater in the district if the district determines that the contract will not adversely affect its ability to fulfill the purposes of this chapter and will not increase costs payable by other district members.