PHOENIX AMA AWS RE-DESIGNATION – WELL SUPPLY APPLICATION
The Well Supply Application for the Phoenix AMA Assured Water Supply re-Designation process is now available. If you have received your log-in information you may log in and begin using the application.
Click here to go to the log-in page. Any questions or problems logging in or using the application? Please contact Wesley Hipke at (602) 771-8560.
ADWR Releases Updated and Enhanced Compliance and Enforcement Manual
ADWR achieves compliance within the regulatory programs under its authority through increased education and public awareness efforts. To view the ADWR Compliance and Enforcement Manual. click here.
ADWR 2007 Compliance and Enforcement Report click here.
ADWR 2008 Compliance and Enforcement Report (January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008) click here.
Arizona Water Atlas
The Arizona Water Atlas is a compilation of currently available water-related information for the State of Arizona.
To date,
Volumes 1 - 8 are posted on this website. Atlas Volumes are posted in draft form in order to allow for review and comment by the public prior to finalization. Comments on all volumes must be received by October 31, 2008. Final versions of each volume will be posted in early 2009, along with Volume 9 – Water Sustainability Evaluation.
JUST RELEASED - ARIZONA WATER ATLAS VOLUME 8: ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA PLANNING AREA.
Arizona Land Subsidence Maps
ADWR has developed land subsidence maps for all those areas around the State where ADWR collects, processes, and interprets Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data. ADWR’s InSAR program started in 2005 with a NASA Earth Science Grant. The program has been greatly enhanced through cooperative efforts and funding with numerous government and private water companies.
CERTIFICATION OF ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY - CHANGES - SENATE BILL 1575
Adequacy Rules Stakeholder Process
"This notice informs the public that the Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is currently reviewing the public comments submitted for the Adequacy Rules Stakeholder Process and, as part of this informal process, has made the Written public comments are available for review - click here.
ADWR has completed its current statewide series of stakeholder meeting as part of an informal public process to form consensus around changes to the water adequacy rule. The rules will be modified to reflect changes in the adequacy program brought about by enaction of SB 1575 in 2007.
BACKGROUND: In 2007 the legislature passed a measure that provides clear authority for cities and town or counties to adopt an ordinance requiring new subdivisions to obtain from the Arizona Department of Water Resources (Department) a determination of the existence of an adquate 100-year water supply in order to obtain final plat approval from the local platting authority. As a result of this provision, the Department is in the process of amending its existing Adequate Water Supply Rules.
The public has an opportunity to submit written comments about the draft rules. Comments may be directed to the Arizona Department of Water Resources, 3550 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attn: Doug Dunham, Deputy Assistant Director, or through the e-mail comment click here. The deadline for public comments will be the close of business, August 15, 2008.
The Department has completed it's review of the public comments, and has made several changes to the draft rule as origionally proposed as a result. The Department is preparing to initiate the formal rule making process and submit the amended draft rules to the Secretary of State. As a final step before the initiation of the formal process, the Department is providing for public review and comment the two documents below:
Informal Public Comments and Department Responses
Rule Submittal Preamble and Amended Draft Rule Language
These documents are available for a 10-day review and comment period. The Department will accept comments until November 15, 2008. During this final informal public review and comment period, anyone wishing to provide comments may do so via:
Email: Doug Dunham Re: SB 1575 Comments or,
Regular Mail: SB 1575 Comments Attn: Doug Dunham, Deputy Assistant Director, Water Management Division
Arizona Department of Water Resources
3550 North Central Avenue
Phoenix Arizona 85012
-For questions or comments, or if you wish to be added to e-mail list sign-up click here.
Transportation of Groundwater
This notice informs the public that the Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is currently reviewing the public comments submitted for the new proposed rules for interbasin groundwater transportation in certain areas of the state. As part of this informal process, ADWR has made written public comments available for review click here.
Click here to view the draft rules updated June 18, 2008.
The public have an opportunity to submit written comments about the new proposed rules for interbasin groundwater transportation in certain areas of the state. Comments may be directed to the Arizona Department of Water Resources, 3550 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Attn: Doug Dunham, Deputy Assistant Director, or through the e-mail comment click here. The deadline for public comments will be the close of business, August 15, 2008.
-For questions or comments, or if you wish to be added to e-mail list sign-up click here.
Santa Cruz Active Management Area - Assured Water Supply Rules
The Department announces the modification of the assured water supply rules for the Santa Cruz Active Management Area (SCAMA). The rule modification process was initiated in 2007 with the formation of a stakeholders group. Multiple meetings were held with various stakeholders in the SCAMA to discuss potential modifications to the rules. A copy of the draft rules is available here.
The Department asked the stakeholder group and interested parties to submit written comments to the Department in late 2007. The summary of the comments are posted here for review. The Department will also be providing responses to the comments. The Department anticipates holding another stakeholder meeting to discuss the draft rules, comments, and Department responses in late October. Schedule and agenda will be posted here.
-For questions or comments, or if you wish to be added to e-mail list sign-up click here.
Online Filing of 2007 Annual Reports
The Arizona Department of Water Resources is currently creating an online
filing tool for Annual Water Withdrawal and Use Reports and is pleased to announce
that the following reports may be filed electronically for the 2007 reporting year:
ID SUMMARY
SHORT FORM SUMMARY
INDIVIDUAL USERS SUMMARY
If you currently file one of these reports you will be eligible for online reporting of your 2007 Annual Reports.
Registration on SecureAZ.gov is required – instructions are here![PDF](2005_acrobat_icon.gif)
Click here for eAR User Guide.
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