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This bill makes a minor technical correction to section 45-103 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, which outlines the authority and responsibilities of the state's water department and director. Specifically, the bill adds the word "of" after "surface water" in subsection B, which appears to be a grammatical clarification. The broader context of this section establishes that the department, through its director, has comprehensive control over water resources in Arizona, including both surface water (water in rivers, lakes, and streams) and groundwater. The director has general supervision of water appropriation and distribution, with the exception of water distribution specifically reserved by court judgments or decrees. This technical amendment ensures the precise and grammatically correct language of the existing water resource management statute.

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82155