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Session 15, Part 2 Questions with Complete Solutions., Exams of Law

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What did AZ realize about water in the 1980's? - Answer That it's not private property but rather a public resource that should be regulated for everyone's benefit. What is groundwater overdraft? - Answer Pumping groundwater faster than it is replaced Why do we want to avoid groundwater overdraft? - Answer It creates significant problems including:

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Session 15, Part 2 Questions with
Complete Solutions.
What did AZ realize about water in the 1980's? - Answer That it's not
private property but rather a public resource that should be regulated for
everyone's benefit.
What is groundwater overdraft? - Answer Pumping groundwater faster
than it is replaced
Why do we want to avoid groundwater overdraft? - Answer It creates
significant problems including:
1. increased costs for drilling and pumping;
2. water quality suffers;
3. it can cause cracks or fissures in the earth;
4. it will eventually result in the loss of water supply.
What are the 3 goals of the 1980 Groundwater Management Code? - Answer
1. control overdraft;
2. allocate the state's limited groundwater resources effectively;
3. augment (increase) AZ"s groundwater through water supply development.
Who administers/enforces Groundwater Management Code? - Answer The
Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR)
True or false, there are three levels of water management in Arizona? -
Answer True. Lowest, middle and highest level of management.
How is the lowest level of water management in Arizona managed? - Answer
Through general provisions that apply statewide.
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What did AZ realize about water in the 1980's? - Answer That it's not private property but rather a public resource that should be regulated for everyone's benefit. What is groundwater overdraft? - Answer Pumping groundwater faster than it is replaced Why do we want to avoid groundwater overdraft? - Answer It creates significant problems including:

  1. increased costs for drilling and pumping;
  2. water quality suffers;
  3. it can cause cracks or fissures in the earth;
  4. it will eventually result in the loss of water supply. What are the 3 goals of the 1980 Groundwater Management Code? - Answer
  5. control overdraft;
  6. allocate the state's limited groundwater resources effectively;
  7. augment (increase) AZ"s groundwater through water supply development. Who administers/enforces Groundwater Management Code? - Answer The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) True or false, there are three levels of water management in Arizona? - Answer True. Lowest, middle and highest level of management. How is the lowest level of water management in Arizona managed? - Answer Through general provisions that apply statewide.

What area's need a middle level of water management in Arizona? - Answer These areas are Irrigation Non-Expansion Areas (INAs) What area's need the highest level of water management in Arizona? - Answer Active Management Areas (AMAs) where overdraft is most serve. How are the boundaries of Active Management Areas (AMAs) and Irrigation Non-Expansion Areas (INAs) defined? - Answer By groundwater basins and sub-basin rather than by the political lines of cities, towns, or counties. How many Active Management Areas (AMAs) are in Arizona? - Answer 5 AMAs What are the 5 Active Management Areas (AMAs) in Arizona? - Answer 1. Phoenix

  1. Pinal
  2. Prescott
  3. Tucson
  4. Santa Cruz How can a person pump groundwater legally within an Active Management Areas (AMA)? - Answer They must have a groundwater right or permit. They don't need a permit if they are pumping from an "exempt" well that has a maximum pump capacity of 35 gallons per minute. What can water pumped from an "exempt" well be used for? - Answer For non-irrigation purposes and generally are used for domestic purposes, like watering less than two acres of grass or garden. Do "exempt" wells need to be registered with the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR)? - Answer Yes A licensed well drilling contractor needs to get what from the ADWR if they need to drill a new well or deepen/modify an existing well? - Answer Notice of Intent to Drill How long is a Notice of Intent to Drill good for? - Answer 1 year and then a new one is required

Can you lease out a type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right? - Answer Yes Can you sell only a portion of a type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right? - Answer No all of it must be sold What must a developer/subdivider obtain from the ADWR before land in an AMA location may be marketed for sale? - Answer Assured Water Supply Certificate What three things must a developer/subdivider demonstrate before receiving a Assured Water Supply Certificate from the ADWR for land in an AMA location? - Answer 1. Water of sufficient quality and this water will sustain the subdivision for 100 years;

  1. The proposed use is consistent with the AMA management plan;
  2. The water provider has the financial capacity to construct water delivery and treatment systems. What is the Central Arizona Project (CAP)? - Answer It brings water from the Colorado River to urban areas in central Arizona by way of a massive canal. How long is the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal? - Answer 336 miles Who manganese and operates Central Arizona Project (CAP)? - Answer Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) Where does the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal start and end in Arizona?
  • Answer Starts in Lake Havasu and ends 14 miles south of Tucson What is the mission of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD)? - Answer To deliver the full allocation of Colorado River water to central Arizona in a reliable, cost effective and environmentally sound manner. By state law, as a citizen of AZ you must pay the cost of replacing the groundwater you use. Where do you pay this? - Answer This cost is included as a line item on your property tax bill and mus be paid to the county along with your property tax payment

Who is the groundwater replenishment authority? - Answer Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD). They are operated by the Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) Who gets the money from your property taxes for the groundwater that you used? And what do they do with the money? - Answer Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD). They take the money and use it to buy and recharge renewable water and related infrastructure to replenish the groundwater delivered to your home during the last year. Whats the main purpose of Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD)? - Answer To provide a mechanism for landowners and water providers to demonstrate an assured water supply What are wetlands? - Answer 1. Areas where water covers the soil;

  1. Or areas where water is present with at or near the surface of the soil all year;
  2. Or areas where water is present with at or near the surface of the soil for varying periods of time during the year. How much landscape of AZ are wetlands? - Answer Less than 1% What is Arizona's 2 classifications of water? - Answer 1. Ground.
  3. Surface. How is Arizona surface water regulated? - Answer AZ primarily subscribes to the "Doctrine of Prior Appropriation" for surface water rights. First in time, first in right. The one who has the permit first gets to use the water first. What sites are state Superfund sites according to comprehensive environmental response, compensation and liability act (CERCLA) - Answer Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) sites