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AZ HB2355

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Quanta Crews

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Expands mandatory groundwater pumping measurement and reporting requirements to nonexempt wells located outside of active management areas and irrigation non-expansion areas statewide

  • Requires persons withdrawing groundwater from newly covered nonexempt wells to use water measuring devices approved by the Arizona Department of Water Resources director and file annual reports by March 31 each year

  • Exempts small users from new requirements: those withdrawing 10 or fewer acre-feet annually for non-irrigation use, and irrigation users with 10 or fewer contiguous acres not part of an integrated farming operation exceeding 10 acres

  • Mandates annual reports include well registration number and location, quantity of groundwater withdrawn, fuel or electricity consumed by pumps, uses of the groundwater, and persons to whom water was delivered

  • Applies existing penalty structure for late annual reports: $25 per month delinquent, up to $150 maximum

Legislative Description

Reporting; groundwater pumping; measuring

Last Action

House read second time

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/26/2026
Natural Resources, Energy & Water1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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