Bill > SB1187

This bill makes a technical correction to Arizona law regarding groundwater rights in active management areas, which are regions designated to manage and conserve groundwater. Specifically, it clarifies that an "application" for a certificate of exemption, which is a document recognizing a certain amount of groundwater use as legal, is considered a legal use for the purpose of determining "grandfathered rights." Grandfathered rights are existing legal rights to withdraw or use groundwater that are protected even when new regulations are put in place to manage water resources. The bill corrects a typographical error in the word "application" and ensures that the amount of groundwater use described in such an application is recognized as lawful, subject to any adjustments made on appeal if there was a factual error in the original calculation of the authorized withdrawal.

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84114