SB 1530 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

groundwater storage facility; withdrawals; area

Arizona's SB 1530 amends groundwater recovery rules to clarify how stored water can be withdrawn from underground facilities. It requires permit holders to apply for a recovery well permit before extracting stored water, with specific location rules: recovery must occur within the "area of impact" of the stored water (determined by the director), or meet conditions for recovery outside that area. The bill specifies that cities, towns, or irrigation districts may recover water on behalf of others under certain conditions, and creates an emergency permit process for short-term water delivery during Central Arizona Project failures. This directly affects water users, storage permit holders, and local water districts managing groundwater resources.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

House Engrossed Version → Senate Engrossed Version · 3 edits · Jun 16, 2025

MINOR

The bill was revised from the House version to the Senate version, primarily changing the document title and updating criteria for when a recovery well permit applicant must submit a separate hydrologic study. The Senate version removed a requirement that a recovery well be located in land permitted to operate as a groundwater savings facility, while adding a new provision that requires a hydrologic study if the well is within one mile of a district that has received a permit to operate as a groundwater savings facility.

Scope change

The bill's applicability now includes districts that have received permits to operate as groundwater savings facilities as a trigger for requiring additional hydrologic studies, even if the recovery well is not directly on permitted land.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement that a recovery well must be located in land permitted to operate as a groundwater savings facility to trigger a separate hydrologic study submission.

Added a new condition requiring a separate hydrologic study if the recovery well is within one mile of a district that has received a permit to operate as a groundwater savings facility.

SCOPE

Changed the document title from 'House Engrossed' to 'Senate Engrossed' and updated the bill version identifier from 'H Ver' to 'S Ver'.

Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

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Jun 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED

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Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

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Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors