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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 45-453 (2026)

Groundwater rights and uses in areas outside active management areas; amounts; transportation; irrigation non-expansion areas

✓ current as of May 2026
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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: Town of Chino Valley v. City of Prescott, 638 P.2d 1324 (Ariz. 1981).
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Town of Chino Valley v. City of Prescott, 638 P.2d 1324 (Ariz. 1981). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 45-453. The Act provides for conservation for all uses of groundwater in Active Management Areas.”
Davis v. Agua Sierra Resources, L.L.C., 203 P.3d 506 (Ariz. 2009). · cites it 4× “¶ 23 Recognizing that Arizona’s groundwater is a critical public resource, the legislature has granted landowners outside of AMAs a limited right, essentially an opportunity, to pump groundwater for reasonable and beneficial uses as permitted by the GMA.”
Strawberry Water Co. v. Paulsen, 207 P.3d 654 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “Strawberry's service area falls outside of any Active Management Area, and thus the only restrictions applicable to its use of groundwater are that its use of groundwater be "reasonable,” A.R.S. § 45-453, and that it only transport water it pumps within its groundwater sub-basin.”
In Re Est. of Friedman, 177 P.3d 290 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “¶ 16 The court’s order appointing a special administrator rejects Dennis’ and Libby’s objections to the use of estate funds to pay the initial costs and fees and states that the final decision regarding the source of payment for these costs will await the outcome of the…”
Davis v. Agua Sierra Resources, L.L.C., 174 P.3d 298 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 6× “” Davis cites no authority for the proposition that the power to exercise those groundwater rights may not be reserved by or conveyed to someone other than the owner of the associated real property.”
Silver v. Pueblo Del Sol Water Co., 384 P.3d 814 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “3d 506, 510 (2009) (citing A.R.S. §§ 45-453, -541 to - 554; Leshy & Belanger, supra, at 715-16 (discussing Ground Management Act’s impact on reasonable use doctrine)).”
Robin Silver v. Pueblo Del Sol Water Co, 423 P.3d 348 (Ariz. 2018). · cites it 13× “¶ 50 Rather than consider whether the water supply will "come up short" considering all the projected uses-and thus whether water will be "legally available" for the proposed subdivision-ADWR contends that it need only consider whether Pueblo del Sol ("Pueblo") seeks to withdraw…”
Aikins v. Arizona Dep't of Water Resources, 743 P.2d 946 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 45-453. The section involved in this appeal is A.”
Ctr. for Biological v. Hobbs (Ariz. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “§ 45-451, with A.R.S. § 45-453. The Legislature allowed the Department to designate additional areas for active management if it determined (1) “[a]ctive management practices are necessary to preserve the existing 2 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL v.”
Aikins v. Ariz. Dept. of Water Resources, 743 P.2d 946 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 45-453. The section involved in this appeal is A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 45-453(1) — 1 case
Robin Silver v. Pueblo Del Sol Water Co, 423 P.3d 348 (Ariz. 2018). “¶ 50 Rather than consider whether the water supply will "come up short" considering all the projected uses-and thus whether water will be "legally available" for the proposed subdivision-ADWR contends that it need only consider whether Pueblo del Sol ("Pueblo") seeks to withdraw…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 45-453(A) — 1 case
In Re Est. of Friedman, 177 P.3d 290 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “¶ 16 The court’s order appointing a special administrator rejects Dennis’ and Libby’s objections to the use of estate funds to pay the initial costs and fees and states that the final decision regarding the source of payment for these costs will await the outcome of the…”
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