ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

 

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2026: assured water supply; commingling

Sponsor: Representative Griffin

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Overview

Specifies that the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR), for the purposes of determining water availability as it relates to a certificate of assured water supply, may consider only the proposed sources of the water supply regardless of whether the water is distributed through a delivery system that is commingled with other water sources.

History

A certificate of assured water supply acknowledges that there is sufficient groundwater, surface water or effluent of adequate quality that will continue to be available for at least 100 years; the water will be physically available; the applicant has legal rights to the water; the water provider or developer has the financial capability to construct the water delivery system; and the water's use is consistent with the Active Management Area's management plan (ADWR).

An assured water supply means:

1)   a supply of sufficient groundwater, surface water or effluent of adequate quality that will be legally, physically and continuously available to meet proposed water needs for at least 100 years;

2)   the projected groundwater use is consistent with the AMA's management plan

and management goal; and

3)   there is demonstrated financial capability to build the infrastructure

necessary to make water available for the proposed use (A.R.S. § 45-576).

Provisions

1.   Allows the Director of ADWR, for the purposes of determining water availability, to consider only the proposed sources of the water supply dedicated to the proposed use, regardless of whether the water is distributed through a delivery system that is commingled with other water sources. (Sec. 1)

2.   Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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6.   Initials CW                      HB 2026

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