Groundwater Code (Arizona Revised Statutes: Title 45 Waters; Chapter 2) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Arizona Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Framework law Basic legislation Groundwater Freshwater resources management Water abstraction Water conservation zone Water rights Irrigation Authorization/permit Waterworks Well sinking/boreholes Enforcement/compliance Financing Certification Freshwater pollution Pollution control Water quality standards Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of the Arizona Revised Statutes adopts the Groundwater Code of Arizona. The Code declares to be the public policy of this state that in the interest of protecting and stabilizing the general economy and welfare of this state and its citizens it is necessary to conserve, protect and allocate the use of groundwater resources of the state and to provide a framework for the comprehensive management and regulation of the withdrawal, transportation, use, conservation and conveyance of rights to use the groundwater in this state. The Code further provides for active management areas; irrigation non-expansion areas; groundwater rights and uses in general; grandfathered groundwater rights in active management areas; groundwater rights and uses within service areas; groundwater withdrawal permits; transportation of groundwater; withdrawals of groundwater for transportation to active management area; management; wells; financial provisions; enforcement; and certificate of groundwater oversupply. Full text English Website www.azleg.gov