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AZ SB1636

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Priya Sundareshan

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Allows the Arizona Department of Water Resources director to designate subsequent irrigation non-expansion areas when groundwater is insufficient to provide a "reasonably safe supply" defined as a 100-year reliable source for irrigation

  • Establishes new petition requirements including submission within one year, a numeric groundwater flow model, and a hydrologic report signed by a registered professional geologist or engineer after consultation with the department

  • Limits irrigation within a proposed non-expansion area to only acres irrigated during the five years preceding the first publication of the hearing notice

  • Restricts judicial review of the director's designation order to petitioners and persons who submitted evidence at the public hearing, with review limited to issues raised during those proceedings

  • Imposes a three-year waiting period before a new petition can be filed if the director declines to designate an area as an irrigation non-expansion area

Legislative Description

Subsequent irrigation; non-expansion areas; procedures.

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/3/2026
Natural Resources2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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