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REFERENCE TITLE: well drilling; groundwater basins |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023
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SB 1447 |
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Introduced by Senators Sundareshan: Epstein, Fernandez, Gonzales, Mendez, Miranda, Terán; Representative Travers
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An Act
amending title 45, chapter 2, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 45-596.02; relating to wells.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 45, chapter 2, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 45-596.02, to read:
45-596.02. Well drilling moratorium; upper San Pedro and Verde Valley groundwater basins; exemptions
Beginning on the effective date of this section, a person may not construct and the department may not issue a permit or drilling card for a new well in the upper San Pedro groundwater basin or the Verde Valley groundwater subbasin except for:
1. A replacement well as prescribed in rules adopted by the director.
2. A well that the director determines will not pump the subflow of a river system or source.
3. A well that is constructed after the conclusion of the general adjudication of water rights in the Gila River.