HB2026

THE CONTEXT: A certificate of assured water supply acknowledges that there is sufficient groundwater, surface water or effluent of adequate quality that will continue to be available for at least 100 years; the water will be physically available; the applicant has legal rights to the water; the water provider or developer has the financial capability to construct the water delivery system; and the water's use is consistent with the Active Management Area's management plan ( ADWR ). An assured water supply means: 1) a supply of sufficient groundwater, surface water or effluent of adequate quality that will be legally, phys...

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would allow the Director of ADWR, for the purposes of determining water availability, to consider only the proposed sources of the water supply dedicated to the proposed use, regardless of whether the water is distributed through a delivery system that is commingled with other water sources.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give Arizonans and public officials a defined option for assured water supply under state law. It would allow the Director of ADWR, for the purposes of determining water availability, to consider only the proposed sources of the water supply dedicated to the proposed use, regardless of whether the water is distributed through a delivery system that is commingled with other water sources, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.