Arizona SB1187 amends groundwater rights in active management areas to clarify grandfathered rights.

Arizona SB1187 amends section 45-462 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to clarify groundwater rights in active management areas. It ensures that individuals who were legally withdrawing and using groundwater before the area was designated as an active management area, or who own land legally entitled to be irrigated with groundwater, retain their rights. The bill specifies that groundwater use is not deemed illegal if the water is transported. It also recognizes the amount of groundwater use described in an exemption certificate application as a legal use.

Arizona SB1187 amends groundwater rights in active management areas to clarify grandfathered rights.

Arizona SB1187 amends section 45-462 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to clarify groundwater rights in active management areas. It ensures that individuals who were legally withdrawing and using groundwater before the area was designated as an active management area, or who own land legally entitled to be irrigated with groundwater, retain their rights. The bill specifies that groundwater use is not deemed illegal if the water is transported. It also recognizes the amount of groundwater use described in an exemption certificate application as a legal use.