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Arizona Revised Statutes Title 45. Waters § 45-454.01. Exemption of superfund remedial action activities; use requirements; definition

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. New well construction and withdrawal, treatment and reinjection of groundwater into the aquifer that occur as a part of and on the site of a remedial action undertaken pursuant to CERCLA are exempt from this chapter,  1 except that:

1. A well that is exempt under this subsection is subject to §§ 45-594, 45-595, 45-596, 45-600 and 45-605, but no authorization to drill need be obtained before drilling.

2. If the groundwater that is withdrawn is not reinjected into the aquifer, the groundwater shall be put to reasonable and beneficial use.

3. A person who uses groundwater withdrawn in an active management area pursuant to this subsection shall pay the groundwater withdrawal fee for the groundwater the person withdrew or received and shall use the groundwater only pursuant to articles 5 through 12 of this chapter.  2 A city, town, private water company or irrigation district that serves groundwater pursuant to article 6 of this chapter  3 is deemed to have used the groundwater for purposes of this paragraph.

B. New well construction and withdrawal, treatment and reinjection of groundwater into the aquifer that occur as part of a remedial action relating to metal mining activities or a mitigation order relating to metal mining activities and that are undertaken pursuant to title 49, chapter 2, article 5  4 for the purpose of preventing the migration of a hazardous or nonhazardous substance are exempt from this chapter, except that:

1. A well that is exempt under this subsection is subject to §§ 45-594, 45-595, 45-596, 45-600 and 45-605, but authorization to drill is not required before drilling.

2. If the groundwater that is withdrawn is not reinjected into the aquifer, the groundwater shall be put to reasonable and beneficial use. If the groundwater is withdrawn within an active management area and is not reinjected into the aquifer, the groundwater shall be put to reasonable and beneficial use within the same active management area as follows:

(a) At the metal mining facility pursuant to a groundwater withdrawal permit issued under § 45-514 or a type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right issued under § 45-464.

(b) At another location pursuant to a grandfathered right issued under article 5 of this chapter or a service area right under article 6 of this chapter.

3. A person who uses groundwater withdrawn in an active management area pursuant to this subsection shall pay the groundwater withdrawal fee for the groundwater the person withdrew or received. The groundwater use is subject to articles 8, 8.1, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of this chapter. A city, town, private water company or irrigation district that serves groundwater pursuant to article 6 of this chapter is deemed to have used the groundwater for the purposes of this paragraph.

C. For the purposes of this section, “CERCLA” means the comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act of 1980, as amended (P.L. 96-510; 94 Stat. 2767; 42 United States Code §§ 9601 through 9657), commonly known as “superfund”.

1 Section 45-451 et seq.
2 Sections 45-461 et seq., 45-491 et seq., 45-511 et seq., 45-541 et seq., 45-551 et seq., 45-561 et seq., 45-591 et seq., 45-611 et seq., 45-631 et seq.
3 Section 45-491 et seq.
4 Section 49-281 et seq.
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