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PDF icon GW28 Interim service area policy-WITHDRAWN Nov. 3, 2021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PDF icon GW30 Secondary uses of groundwater withdrawn pursuant to Type 2 rights for mineral extraction and electrical energy generation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

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