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SB1514 • 2026

groundwater permits; technical correction

SB1514 - groundwater permits; technical correction

Water
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Timothy "Tim" Dunn
Last action
2026-06-12
Official status
Senate Rules: None
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Fixing Groundwater Rules

This bill changes a part of Arizona's law about permits for withdrawing poor quality groundwater.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rules on how long permits can last for withdrawing poor quality water.
  • Clarifies that 'the director' is responsible for issuing permits.
  • Adds details about monitoring and terminating permits when conditions change.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People or companies who want to take out poor quality groundwater in Arizona.

Terms To Know

Poor Quality Groundwater
Water that is not good for most uses and has no other beneficial use at the moment.
Director
The person in charge of managing groundwater resources in Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It only fixes one part of a larger set of rules about groundwater.
  • Does not specify how often the director will check on permits.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-12 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  2. 2026-06-12 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1514 - groundwater permits; technical correction

Current Bill Text

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SB1514 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
groundwater permits; technical correction

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1514

Introduced by

Senator
Dunn

AN
ACT

amending section 45-516, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to waters.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 45-516, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
45-516.

Poor quality groundwater withdrawal permit; conditions for
issuance; duration of permit

A. The director may issue a permit to a
non-irrigation user to withdraw poor quality groundwater if
he

the director
determines that the groundwater to be
withdrawn because of its quality has no other beneficial use at the present
time and that the withdrawal of such groundwater is consistent with the
management plan.

B. A permit issued pursuant to this section may be
issued for a period of up to thirty-five years, subject to subsection
C. The director shall determine the duration of the permit on the
basis of the estimated life of the source of poor quality groundwater.

C. The director shall monitor withdrawals of
groundwater pursuant to
the
poor quality groundwater
withdrawal permit and shall terminate the permit if the conditions specified in
subsection A no longer apply.
END_STATUTE