Arizona 56th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 1242 — ADWR; application; review; time frames

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Signed by Governor Katie Hobbs (Democratic) on June 19, 2024.

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The amendments to SB 1242 introduce a focus on groundwater management in the Harquahala irrigation area. Specifically, they allow groundwater replenishment districts to lease irrigation district wells while ensuring that groundwater levels don't decline excessively. This change is significant because it aims to enhance water conservation efforts in a region facing potential water shortages, ensuring sustainable use while also supporting local irrigation districts financially.

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Senate Engrossed ADWR;
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time frames State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1242 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 41-1074 AND 45-576, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES.
water conservation grant fund;
purpose) State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session CHAPTER 225 SENATE BILL 1242 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 45-554 AND 49-1333, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
RELATING TO WATER.
Section 41-1074, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
Section 45-554, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-1074.
45-554.
Compliance with administrative completeness review time frame A.
Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in Harquahala irrigation non-expansion area to an initial active management area;
An agency shall issue a written notice of administrative completeness or deficiencies to an applicant for a license within the administrative completeness review time frame.
annual report A.
A groundwater replenishment district established under title 48, chapter 27 may lease from an irrigation district located entirely within the Harquahala irrigation non-expansion area the use of one or more of the wells in the irrigation district to withdraw the groundwater that can be withdrawn from a depth to one thousand feet, at a rate that, when added to the existing rates of withdrawal in the area, does not cause the groundwater table at the site or sites to decline more than ten feet per year, for transportation to an initial active management area.
The lease payments shall be made to the members of the irrigation district on a pro rata basis, per acre of land that is eligible to be irrigated under section 45-437, subsection B, minus the irrigation district's administrative costs.
Wells leased under this subsection are exempt from well spacing requirements under section 45-559.
If an agency determines that an application for a license is not administratively complete, the agency shall include a comprehensive list of the specific deficiencies in the written notice provided pursuant to subsection A of this section.
This state or a political subdivision of this state that AN ENTITY DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION D OF THIS SECTION THAT owns land eligible to be irrigated under section 45-437, subsection B in the Harquahala irrigation non-expansion area may withdraw groundwater from the land for transportation to an initial active management area for its own use or use by the Arizona water banking authority pursuant to section 45-2491 only A LOCATION AND FOR THE PURPOSES PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION F OF THIS SECTION:
If the agency issues a written notice of deficiencies within the administrative completeness time frame, the administrative completeness review time frame and the overall time frame are suspended from the date the notice is issued until the date that the agency receives the missing information from the applicant.
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If the groundwater is withdrawn:
If an agency does not issue a written notice of administrative completeness or deficiencies within the administrative completeness review time frame, the application is deemed administratively complete.
(a) From a depth to one thousand feet at the site or sites of the proposed withdrawals.
If an agency issues a timely written notice of deficiencies, an application is not complete until the agency receives all requested information.
(b) At a rate that, when added to the existing rate of withdrawals in the area, does not cause the groundwater table at the site or sites of the withdrawals to decline more than an average of ten feet per year during the one hundred year evaluation period.
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Except for an application submitted to the department of water resources pursuant to title 45, A determination by an agency that an application is not administratively complete is an appealable agency action, which if timely initiated, entitles the applicant to an adjudication on the merits of the administrative completeness of the application.
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Section 45-576, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
In an amount either:
45-576.
(a) Per acre of the eligible land, not to exceed:
Certificate of assured water supply;
(i) Six acre-feet in any year.
designated cities, towns and private water companies;
(ii) Thirty acre-feet for any period of ten consecutive years computed in continuing progressive series beginning in the year transportation of groundwater from the land begins.
exemptions;
(b) Established by the director, but only if the director determines that withdrawals in an amount greater than that permitted ALLOWED by subdivision (a) of this paragraph will not unreasonably increase damage to residents of surrounding land and other water users in the irrigation non-expansion area, or that one or more of the entities - 1 - S.B.
definitions A.
1242 withdrawing the groundwater will mitigate the damage to the residents and other water users.
Except as provided in subsections G and J of this section, a person who proposes to offer subdivided lands, as defined in section 32-2101, for sale or lease in an active management area shall apply for and obtain a certificate of assured water supply from the director before presenting the plat for approval to the city, town or county in which the land is located, where such is required, and before filing with the state real estate commissioner a notice of intention to offer such lands for sale or lease, pursuant to section 32-2181, unless the subdivider has obtained a written commitment of water service for the subdivision from a city, town or private water company designated as having an assured water supply pursuant to this section.
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B.
BY A PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION, IF ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WITHDRAWING, TRANSPORTING AND DELIVERING GROUNDWATER AWAY FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA ARE COLLECTED FROM THE CUSTOMERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION'S WATER DISTRICT WHERE THE TRANSPORTED GROUNDWATER IS USED.
Except as provided in subsections G and J of this section, a city, town or county may approve a subdivision plat only if the subdivider - 1 - S.B.
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1242 has obtained a certificate of assured water supply from the director or the subdivider has obtained a written commitment of water service for the subdivision from a city, town or private water company designated as having an assured water supply pursuant to this section.
IF BEFORE THE WITHDRAWAL OF GROUNDWATER FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA OR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS LATER, THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY HAS DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE WITH THE CRITERIA IN THIS SUBSECTION OR SUBSECTION C OF THIS SECTION USING A HYDROLOGICAL STUDY.
The city, town or county shall note on the face of the approved plat that a certificate of assured water supply has been submitted with the plat or that the subdivider has obtained a written commitment of water service for the proposed subdivision from a city, town or private water company designated as having an assured water supply pursuant to this section.
THE DIRECTOR SHALL PRESCRIBE THE CONTENTS OF THE STUDY THAT IS SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION.
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IF BEFORE THE WITHDRAWAL OF GROUNDWATER FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA OR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS LATER, THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY INSTALLS WATER MEASURING DEVICES, OR OTHER SIMILARLY RELIABLE AND ACCESSIBLE METHODS AS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE THE VOLUME OF GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWN FROM ALL RELEVANT WELLS AND TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA BY PIPELINES, CANALS OR CONDUITS.
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IF WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF GROUNDWATER FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA FOR TRANSPORTATION OR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT TO THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS LATER, THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY SUBMITS A MONTHLY REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONTAINING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(a) THE VOLUME OF GROUNDWATER THE ENTITY WITHDREW FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA IN THE PRECEDING MONTH.
(b) THE VOLUME OF GROUNDWATER THE ENTITY TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA IN THE PRECEDING MONTH.
(c) THE END USE OR DESTINATION OF GROUNDWATER THE ENTITY TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA IN THE PRECEDING MONTH.
Except as provided in subsections G and J of this section, the state real estate commissioner may issue a public report authorizing the sale or lease of subdivided lands only on compliance with either of the following:
If this state or one or more political subdivisions of this state own eighty per cent PERCENT or more of the land that is eligible to be irrigated under section 45-437, subsection B in the irrigation non-expansion area, each of the entities may withdraw groundwater from the eligible land it owns for transportation to an initial active management area:
The subdivider, owner or agent has paid any activation fee required under section 48-3772, subsection A, paragraph 7 and any replenishment reserve fee required under section 48-3774.01, subsection A, paragraph 2 and has obtained a certificate of assured water supply from the director.
From a depth to one thousand feet at the site or sites of withdrawals.
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The subdivider has obtained a written commitment of water service for the lands from a city, town or private water company designated as having an assured water supply pursuant to this section and the subdivider, owner or agent has paid any activation fee required under section 48-3772, subsection A, paragraph 7.
From a depth between one thousand and one thousand two hundred feet at the site or sites of the withdrawals only if the director determines either that the withdrawals will not unreasonably increase damage to residents of surrounding land or that one or more of the - 2 - S.B.
1242 entities withdrawing the groundwater will mitigate the damage to the residents.
The director shall designate private water companies in active management areas that have an assured water supply.
THE FOLLOWING ENTITIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO TRANSPORT GROUNDWATER AWAY FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION:
If a city or town acquires a private water company that has contracted for central Arizona project water, the city or town shall assume the private water company's contract for central Arizona project water.
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THIS STATE.
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A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE.
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A PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION THAT IS REGULATED BY THE CORPORATION COMMISSION AND THAT HOLDS A CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR WATER SERVICE.
The director shall designate cities and towns in active management areas where an assured water supply exists.
THE DIRECTOR SHALL ADOPT RULES TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION, INCLUDING FOR THE REPORTING OF GROUNDWATER TRANSPORTED FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA.
If a city or town has entered into a contract for central Arizona project water, the city or town is deemed to continue to have an assured water supply until December 31, 1997.
Commencing on January 1, 1998, the determination that the city or town has an assured water supply is subject to review by the director and the director may determine that a city or town does not have an assured water supply.
The director shall notify the mayors of all cities and towns in active management areas and the chairmen of the boards of supervisors of counties in which active management areas are located of the cities, towns and private water companies designated as having an assured water supply and any modification of that designation within thirty days of AFTER the designation or modification.
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS AND PURPOSES ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE GROUNDWATER TRANSPORTED AWAY FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION:
If the service area of the city, town or private water company has qualified as a member service area pursuant to title 48, chapter 22, article 4, the director shall also notify the conservation district of the designation or modification and shall report - 2 - S.B.
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1242 the projected average annual replenishment obligation for the member service area based on the projected and committed average annual demand for water within the service area during the effective term of the designation or modification subject to any limitation in an agreement between the conservation district and the city, town or private water company.
AN INITIAL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA FOR USE BY AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY OR THE ARIZONA WATER BANKING AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 45-2491.
For each city, town or private water company that qualified as a member service area under title 48, chapter 22 and THAT was designated as having an assured water supply before January 1, 2004, the director shall report to the conservation district on or before January 1, 2005 the projected average annual replenishment obligation based on the projected and committed average annual demand for water within the service area during the effective term of the designation subject to any limitation in an agreement between the conservation district and the city, town or private water company.
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Persons proposing to offer subdivided lands served by those designated cities, towns and private water companies for sale or lease are exempt from applying for and obtaining a certificate of assured water supply.
LA PAZ COUNTY BY AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY IN A TOTAL CUMULATIVE VOLUME NOT TO EXCEED TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL VOLUME OF GROUNDWATER THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES IS AVAILABLE FOR TRANSPORT OUT OF THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA.
AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY IN LA PAZ COUNTY MAY DO EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:
(a) TRANSPORT GROUNDWATER FROM ELIGIBLE ACRES IN THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA OWNED BY THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY TO A LOCATION IN LA PAZ COUNTY FOR THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY'S OWN USE.
(b) SELL OR LEASE GROUNDWATER FROM ELIGIBLE ACRES OWNED BY THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY THAT ARE LOCATED IN LA PAZ COUNTY TO A DESIGNATED PROVIDER IN THE PHOENIX, TUCSON OR PINAL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA FOR THE DESIGNATED PROVIDER'S OWN USE.
This section does not apply in the case of the sale of lands for developments that are subject to a mineral extraction and METALLURGICAL processing permit or an industrial use permit pursuant to sections 45-514 and 45-515.
ANY LOCAL USE OF GROUNDWATER BY AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY THAT SELLS OR LEASES GROUNDWATER PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION F, PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS SECTION SHALL COUNT TOWARDS THE ELIGIBLE ENTITY'S MAXIMUM PER ACRE WITHDRAWAL LIMIT PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION B, PARAGRAPH 2, SUBDIVISION (a) OF THIS SECTION.
The director shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this section.
ON OR BEFORE JULY 1 OF EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TO THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE:
On or before January 1, 2008, The rules shall provide for a reduction in water demand for an application for a designation of assured water supply or a certificate of assured water supply if a gray water reuse system will be installed that meets the requirements of the rules adopted by the department of environmental quality for gray water systems and if the application is for a certificate of assured water supply, the land for which the certificate is sought must qualify as a member land in a conservation district pursuant to title 48, chapter 22, article 4.
For the purposes of this subsection, "gray water" has the same meaning prescribed in section 49-201.
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If the director designates a municipal provider as having an assured water supply under this section and the designation lapses or otherwise terminates while the municipal provider's service area is a member service area of a conservation district, the municipal provider or its successor shall continue to comply with the consistency with management goal requirements in the rules adopted by the director under subsection H of this section as if the designation was still in effect with respect to the municipal provider's designation uses.
When determining compliance by the municipal provider or its successor with the consistency with management goal requirements in the rules, the director shall consider only water delivered by the municipal provider or its successor to the municipal provider's designation uses.
A person is the successor of a municipal provider if the person commences water service to - 3 - S.B.
1242 uses that were previously designation uses of the municipal provider.
Any groundwater delivered by the municipal provider or its successor to the municipal provider's designation uses in excess of the amount allowed under the consistency with management goal requirements in the rules shall be considered excess groundwater for purposes of title 48, chapter 22.
For the purposes of this subsection, "designation uses" means all water uses served by a municipal provider on the date the municipal provider's designation of assured water supply lapses or otherwise terminates and all recorded lots within the municipal provider's service area that were not being served by the municipal provider on that date but that received final plat approval from a city, town or county on or before that date.
Designation uses do not include industrial uses served by an irrigation district under section 45-497.
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Subsections A, B and C of this section do not apply to a person who proposes to offer subdivided land for sale or lease in an active management area if all the following apply:
The director issued a certificate of assured water supply for the land to a previous owner of the land and the certificate was classified as a type A certificate under rules adopted by the director pursuant to subsection H of this section.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GROUNDWATER ALL ELIGIBLE ENTITIES WITHDREW FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA IN THE PRECEDING YEAR.
The director has not revoked the certificate of assured water supply described in paragraph 1 of this subsection, and proceedings to revoke the certificate are not pending before the department or a court.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GROUNDWATER EACH ELIGIBLE ENTITY WITHDREW FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA IN THE PRECEDING YEAR DELINEATED BY ENTITY.
The department shall post on its website a list of all certificates of assured water supply that have been revoked or for which proceedings are pending before the department or a court.
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The plat submitted to the department in the application for the certificate of assured water supply described in paragraph 1 of this subsection has not changed.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GROUNDWATER ALL ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TRANSPORTED FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA IN THE PRECEDING YEAR.
Water service is currently available to each lot within the subdivided land and the water provider listed on the certificate of assured water supply described in paragraph 1 of this subsection has not changed.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GROUNDWATER EACH ELIGIBLE ENTITY TRANSPORTED FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA IN THE PRECEDING YEAR DELINEATED BY ENTITY.
The subdivided land qualifies as a member land under title 48, chapter 22 and the subdivider has paid any activation fee required under section 48-3772, subsection A, paragraph 7 and any replenishment reserve fee required under section 48-3774.01, subsection A, paragraph 2.
THE END USE OR DESTINATION OF ALL GROUNDWATER ALL ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TRANSPORTED FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA IN THE PRECEDING YEAR.
The plat is submitted for approval to a city, town or county that is listed on the department's website as a qualified platting authority.
THE END USE OR DESTINATION OF ALL GROUNDWATER EACH ELIGIBLE ENTITY TRANSPORTED FROM THE HARQUAHALA IRRIGATION NON-EXPANSION AREA IN THE PRECEDING YEAR, DELINEATED BY DESTINATION OR END USE.
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Subsection J of this section does not affect the assignment of a certificate of assured water supply as prescribed by section 45-579.
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On or before December 31, 2023, the director shall study and submit to the governor, president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives a report on whether and how a person that seeks a - 4 - S.B.
1242 building permit for six or more residences within an active management area, without regard to any proposed lease term for those residences, should apply for and obtain a certificate of assured water supply from the director before presenting the permit application for approval to the county in which the land is located, unless the applicant has obtained a written commitment of water service for the residences from a city, town or private water company designated as having an assured water supply pursuant to this section.
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THE DIRECTOR SHALL MAKE DETERMINATIONS FOR AN APPLICATION FOR A NEW OR MODIFIED CERTIFICATE, DESIGNATION OR ANALYSIS OF ASSURED WATER SUPPLY WITHIN THE FOLLOWING LICENSING TIME FRAMES:
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FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETENESS REVIEW TIME FRAME, NINETY DAYS OR LESS.
FOR THE SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW TIME FRAME, THIRTY DAYS OR LESS.
Section 49-1333, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
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49-1333.
FOR THE OVERALL TIME FRAME, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OR LESS.
Water conservation grant fund;
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procedures A.
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In compliance with any applicable requirements, an eligible entity as defined in section 49-1301 may apply to the authority for and accept grants from the water conservation grant fund for a water conservation program or project that complies with the requirements of sections 49-1332 and 49-1334.
For the purposes of this section:
A nongovernment organization that focuses on water conservation or environmental protection may apply to the authority for and accept grants from the water conservation grant fund for a water conservation program or project if it partners with an eligible entity as defined in section 49-1301.
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AN ELIGIBLE ENTITY MAY APPLY TO THE AUTHORITY FOR AND ACCEPT GRANTS FROM THE WATER CONSERVATION GRANT FUND TO DISTRIBUTE REBATES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF GRAY WATER SYSTEMS.
"ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETENESS REVIEW TIME FRAME" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 41-1072.
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The authority shall:
"Assured water supply" means all of the following:
(a) Sufficient groundwater, surface water or effluent of adequate quality will be continuously available to satisfy the water needs of the proposed use for at least one hundred years.
Prescribe a simplified form and procedure to apply for and approve assistance.
Beginning January 1 of the calendar year following the year in which a groundwater replenishment district is required to submit its preliminary plan pursuant to section 45-576.02, subsection A, paragraph 1, with respect to an applicant that is a member of the district, "sufficient groundwater" for the purposes of this paragraph means that the proposed groundwater withdrawals that the applicant will cause over a period of one hundred years will be of adequate quality and will not exceed, in combination with other withdrawals from land in the replenishment district, a depth to water of one thousand feet or the depth of the bottom of the aquifer, whichever is less.
In determining depth to water for the purposes of this paragraph, the director shall consider the combination of:
(a) (i) The existing rate of decline.
(b) (ii) The proposed withdrawals.
(c) (iii) The expected water requirements of all recorded lots that are not yet served water and that are located in the service area of a municipal provider.
(b) The projected groundwater use is consistent with the management plan and achievement of the management goal for the active management area.
Establish by rule criteria that are consistent with this article by which assistance will be awarded.
(c) The financial capability has been demonstrated to construct the water facilities necessary to make the supply of water available for the proposed use, including a delivery system and any storage facilities or treatment works.
Determine the order and priority of water conservation programs or projects assisted under this section based on the merits of the application with respect to the requirements of sections 49-1332 and 49-1334.
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1242 assurances required by section 9-463.01, 11-823 11-822 or 32-2181 to satisfy this requirement.
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"OVERALL TIME FRAME" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 41-1072.
"SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW TIME FRAME" HAS THE SAME MEANING PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 41-1072.
Provide that a single water conservation program grant may not exceed $3,000,000, a single water conservation project grant may not exceed $250,000 and at least a twenty-five percent match is required for each water conservation program or project.
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Monies from any other source may satisfy the match requirement.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 19, 2024.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 19, 2024.
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Democrat 0902
Unaffiliated 5300
Republican 11000
Total 161202
% of votes cast 53%40%0%7%
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Anna Hernandez — Nay
Anthony Kern — Yea
Christine Marsh — Nay
Juan Mendez — Nay
Justine Wadsack — Yea
Ken Bennett — Yea
Sine Kerr — Yea
Sonny Borrelli — Yea
Brian Fernandez Democrat Not Voting
Catherine Miranda Democrat Nay
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Nay
Eva Burch Democrat Nay
Eva Diaz Democrat Not Voting
Flavio Bravo Democrat Nay
Lela Alston Democrat Nay
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Nay
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Nay
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Nay
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Nay
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Yea
Janae Shamp Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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