(b) Three acre-feet per year multiplied by the number of water duty acres in the farm in which the acre to which the right is appurtenant is located divided by the number of irrigation acres in the farm.Ĥ. (a) The current maximum amount of groundwater that may be used pursuant to the right, as calculated pursuant to section 45-465, subsection B.
If an irrigation grandfathered right is conveyed for a non-irrigation use pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subsection, the amount of the right that is conveyed is the lesser of: (b) The director, if the irrigation grandfathered right to be conveyed is appurtenant to land within the corporate limits of a city or town and within the exterior boundaries of the service area of a private water company.ģ. (a) The appropriate city or town, if the irrigation grandfathered right to be conveyed is appurtenant to land within the exterior boundaries of the service area of a city or town. The irrigation grandfathered right may be conveyed to an industry engaged in the generation of electrical energy for the purpose of electrical energy generation, except that, if the facility for the generation of electrical energy is not subject to title 40, chapter 2, article 6.2, the conveyance is subject to the approval of: If any portion of the amount of groundwater conveyed is withdrawn by the new owner and used on other land, no additional groundwater may be withdrawn for use on the land to which the right is appurtenant.Ģ. If the groundwater was delivered by an irrigation district to the previous owner of the right, the irrigation district may continue to deliver groundwater to the new owner pursuant to the right. (b) For an expanded animal industry use may be withdrawn by the new owner of the right only from the land to which the right is appurtenant and used on that land or on any other land, subject to the provisions of articles 8 and 8.1 of this chapter relating to transportation of groundwater. For purposes of this subdivision, irrigation acres that are separated by a road, highway, easement or right-of-way from the land to which the irrigation grandfathered right is appurtenant are deemed to be contiguous. (a) For an irrigation use may be withdrawn from the land to which the right is appurtenant or any other land and may be used only on the land to which the right is appurtenant or on contiguous irrigation acres under common ownership within the service area of the city, town or private water company subject to the provisions of articles 8 and 8.1 of this chapter relating to transportation of groundwater.
The amount of groundwater conveyed pursuant to the right:
Arizona water conveyance statutes full#
If an irrigation grandfathered right is conveyed for an irrigation or expanded animal industry use, the full amount of the right is conveyed. The irrigation grandfathered right may be conveyed only for an irrigation use, except for expanded animal industry use or as provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this subsection. If the land to which an irrigation grandfathered right is appurtenant is within the exterior boundaries of the service area of a city, town or private water company:ġ. The owner of an irrigation grandfathered right may convey the right only with the land to which the right is appurtenant.ī. Conveyance of irrigation grandfathered right within service area outside service area change to non-irrigation grandfathered right forfeiture of right to convey to non-irrigation use definitionĪ.
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