Arizona HB2480 amends water rights laws to include watershed health uses and mandates surveys on watershed health.

Arizona HB2480 amends water rights laws to include watershed health uses, allowing water to be appropriated for maintaining natural watercourses. The bill mandates the director of water resources to establish standard measures to define ecological water needs and conduct surveys on the status of the state's waters. These surveys assess watershed health based on hydrology, landscape condition, habitat condition, geomorphology, water quality, biological condition, and threats to the watershed.

Arizona HB2480 amends water rights laws to include watershed health uses and mandates surveys on watershed health.

Arizona HB2480 amends water rights laws to include watershed health uses, allowing water to be appropriated for maintaining natural watercourses. The bill mandates the director of water resources to establish standard measures to define ecological water needs and conduct surveys on the status of the state's waters. These surveys assess watershed health based on hydrology, landscape condition, habitat condition, geomorphology, water quality, biological condition, and threats to the watershed.