Could I lose it, and by when?
Low risk, outside an Active Management Area there's no withdrawal permit to lose
Only a new Active Management Area or irrigation non-expansion area designated here would change that.
Why, who decides and sources
Why
Registration 55-637933 is current, with no designation pending here.
Who decides
ADWR.
Sources
Law
- A.R.S. 45-453
"In areas outside of active management areas, a person may: 1. Withdraw and use groundwater for reasonable and beneficial use, except as provided in article 8.1 of this chapter. 2. Transport groundwater pursuant to articles 8 and 8.1 of this chapter. 3. Use groundwater for irrigation purposes within the exterior boundaries of an irrigation non-expansion area only pursuant to article 3 of this chapter."
- A.R.S. 45-477.01
"A person who claims the rights to withdraw or receive and use groundwater in a subsequent active management area pursuant to a grandfathered right but who fails to file an application for a certificate of grandfathered right as provided in this article is deemed to waive and relinquish any right"
- ADWR, Ranegras Plain AMA page
"The deadline to apply for grandfathered water rights in the Ranegras Plain AMA is May 4th, 2027."
- ADWR, Douglas AMA page
"the prohibition on irrigation of new acres within the basin (with certain limited exceptions) remains in effect permanently."