Arizona Revised Statutes Title 45. Waters § 45-555.01. Transportation of groundwater withdrawn in upper San Pedro groundwater basin to Douglas active management area

1. The owner of the well or the owner's predecessor in interest withdrew groundwater from the upper San Pedro groundwater basin for transportation to the Douglas active management area on or before December 1, 2022.

2. The groundwater is transported to the Douglas active management area for the same purposes for which the groundwater was transported from the upper San Pedro groundwater basin to the Douglas groundwater basin before December 1, 2022.

3. If the owner of the well is a private water company, the private water company, as of September 14, 2024, has a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the corporation commission to provide water service for a municipal purpose within the Douglas active management area.

1. Evidence that the well owner withdrew groundwater from the upper San Pedro groundwater basin for transportation to the Douglas groundwater basin on or before December 1, 2022.

2. Evidence of the purposes for which the well owner transported groundwater from the upper San Pedro groundwater basin to the Douglas groundwater basin on or before December 1, 2022.

3. Evidence of the purposes for which the well owner has transported or plans to transport groundwater from the upper San Pedro groundwater basin to the Douglas groundwater basin after December 1, 2022.

4. If the owner is a private water company, evidence that the private water company had a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the corporation commission to provide water service for a municipal purpose within the Douglas active management area as of September 14, 2024.

5. The total annual amount of groundwater that the owner withdrew from the upper San Pedro groundwater basin for transportation to the Douglas groundwater basin in each of the preceding ten years before December 1, 2022.