Arizona SB1265 amends groundwater rights in active management areas, clarifying categories of grandfathered rights.

Arizona SB1265 amends section 45-462 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to clarify the categories of grandfathered groundwater rights in active management areas. The bill specifies three categories of these rights: non-irrigation grandfathered rights associated with retired irrigated land, non-irrigation grandfathered rights not associated with retired irrigated land, and irrigation grandfathered rights. It also ensures that groundwater use is not deemed illegal solely because the water is transported.

Arizona SB1265 amends groundwater rights in active management areas, clarifying categories of grandfathered rights.

Arizona SB1265 amends section 45-462 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to clarify the categories of grandfathered groundwater rights in active management areas. The bill specifies three categories of these rights: non-irrigation grandfathered rights associated with retired irrigated land, non-irrigation grandfathered rights not associated with retired irrigated land, and irrigation grandfathered rights. It also ensures that groundwater use is not deemed illegal solely because the water is transported.