Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-15-724 - Phoenix AMA Calculation of Groundwater Allowance and Extinguishment Credits
A. The Director shall calculate the groundwater
allowance for a certificate or designation in the Phoenix AMA as follows:45. For each calendar year of a designation, the
Director shall calculate the volume of incidental recharge for a designated provider within the Phoenix AMA
and add that volume to the designated provider's groundwater allowance. The Director shall calculate the
volume of incidental recharge by multiplying the provider's total water use from any source in the previous
calendar year by the standard incidental recharge factor of 4%. A designated provider may apply for a
variance from the standard incidental recharge factor as provided in A.R.S. §
45-566.01(E)(1). The
Director may establish a different incidental recharge factor for the designated provider if the provider
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director that the ratio of the average annual amount of incidental
recharge expected to be attributable to the provider during the management period, to the average amount of
water expected to be withdrawn, diverted, or received for delivery by the provider for use within its service
area during the management period, is different than 4%.
1.
If the application is for a certificate, multiply the applicable allocation factor in the table below by the
annual estimated water demand for the proposed subdivision.
|
MANAGEMENT PERIOD |
ALLOCATION FACTOR |
|
Third |
4 |
|
Fourth |
2 |
|
Fifth |
1 |
|
After Fifth |
0 |
2. If the
application is for a designation and the applicant provided water to its customers prior to February 7, 1995,
multiply 7.5 by the total volume of water provided by the applicant to its customers from any source during
calendar year 1994, consistent with the municipal conservation requirements established for the applicant
pursuant to Section 5-103(A)(1) of the Second Management Plan for the Phoenix AMA.
3. If the application is for a designation and the applicant commenced
providing water to its customers on or after February 7, 1995, the applicant's groundwater allowance is zero
acre-feet, except as provided in subsection (A)(4) of this Section.
4. If the application is for a designation that includes a volume of
groundwater or stored water recovered outside the area of impact pursuant to R12-15-710(H), the groundwater
allowance shall be calculated as follows:
a. the applicant may select either
of the following calculations if the volume does not exceed the applicant's 2023 unreplenished groundwater
deliveries multiplied by 100:
i. multiply 30 by the total groundwater
deliveries during the calendar year 2023 to customers not enrolled as a member land in the CAGRD;
or
ii. multiply 20 by the total water deliveries from any source
during the calendar year 2023 to customers not enrolled as a member land in the CAGRD.
b. add the remaining groundwater allowance for each issued certificate of
assured water supply that is or will be within the service area of the applicant to the volume calculated
under subsection (A)(4)(a) of this Section.
c. the Director shall
use the annual report submitted by the municipal provider for calendar year 2023, as verified by the
Director, for purposes of this calculation.
B. The Director shall calculate the extinguishment credits for the
extinguishment of a grandfathered right in the Phoenix AMA as follows:
1.
For the extinguishment of a type 2 non-irrigation grandfathered right, multiply the number of acre-feet
indicated on the certificate by the difference between 2025 and the calendar year of
extinguishment.
2. For the extinguishment of all or part of an
irrigation grandfathered right, or all or part of a type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right, multiply 1.5
acre-feet per acre by the number of irrigation acres associated with the extinguished irrigation
grandfathered right or the number of acres to which the extinguished type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered
right is appurtenant, and then multiply the product by the difference between 2025 and the calendar year of
extinguishment, except that:
a. If only a portion of an irrigation
grandfathered right or a type 1 non-irrigation grandfathered right is extinguished, the Director shall
include in the calculation only those acres associated with the portion of the right that is extinguished;
and
b. If an extinguished irrigation grandfathered right has a
debit balance in the corresponding flexibility account established under A.R.S. §
45-467, the Director shall subtract the amount of the debit from the amount of the extinguishment.
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