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GW2 Policy Guidance Memorandum- Irrigation grandfathered groundwater rights (IGFR) based on substantial capital investment
GW7 Policy Guidance Memorandum- Eligibility for IGFRs for land irrigated solely with surface water
GW8 Policy Guidance Memorandum- Private water companies
GW10 Policy Guidance Memo- Grandfathered rights for individuals within irrigation districts, cities, towns & private water comp
GW12 Policy Guidance Memorandum- Grandfathered rights for nurseries, greenhouses, landscaped areas, etc.
GW16B Policy Guidance Memorandum- Revised procedures for calculating irrigation acreage
GW19 Policy concerning development plans under A.R.S. § 45-469
GW20 Regulatory authority over surface water & groundwater deliveries to a turf-related facility
GW21 Procedures for calculating seasonally adjusted water service area population
GW22 Signatures required for Type I conversions, Type I & IGFR extinguishments, and conveyances
GW25 Policy guidelines for consolidation of IGFR certificates
GW26 Poor quality withdrawal permits for on-site beneficial use
GW28 Interim service area policy-WITHDRAWN Nov. 3, 2021
GW29 DWR population survey standards
GW30 Secondary uses of groundwater withdrawn pursuant to Type 2 rights for mineral extraction and electrical energy generation
GW31 Beneficial use requirement for poor quality withdrawals of <100 AF/A
GW33 Termination of poor quality groundwater withdrawal permits
GW34 ADWR interpretation of A.R.S § 45-497(B)
GW35 Conservation plans for new industrial users & interpretation of new turf-related facility definition
GW36 Importation of groundwater from another municipal provider by contract; service area expansions
GW37 Interconnect contracts or agreements between municipal water providers
GW38 Remediated groundwater incentive for conservation requirement accounting for the Second Management Plan
GW39 Thermoplastic casing surface seal variance
GW42 Compliance with large municipal provider conservation requirements when overlapping service areas
GW43 Interpretation of A.R.S. § 45-454(D)(4) relating to exempt wells
GW44 Bottled Water; Transportation of Groundwater
GW45 Procedure for establishing new service area rights within active management areas