AZ HB2258

From December 31, 2029 onwards, the district must replenish groundwater in the same subbasin from which groundwater is withdrawn to serve newly qualifying member land or member service areas.

The district may determine that new real property does not qualify as member land, and may determine that additional service areas of municipal providers do not qualify as member service areas, effective upon the bill's enactment.

Municipal providers with member service areas may elect to have parcels of member land retain replenishment obligations after obtaining assured water supply designations, with the municipal provider gradually assuming groundwater deliveries over ten years at a minimum rate of ten percent annually.

Reporting requirements and annual replenishment taxes and assessments remain applicable, with calculations accounting for member service area agreements and the staged assumption of groundwater deliveries by municipal providers.

Various subsection letter designations are reorganized throughout the statute (subsections relabeled from C-K to C-L, and comparable changes in related sections) without changing substantive requirements.