ARIZONA MINING PERMITTING GUIDE - AZGS Document Repository

Arizona Mining Permitting Guide
Appropriations of Surface Water - Continued
FEES:
A.A.C. R12-15-151 establishes various fees for processing applications for permits. To
appropriate surface water for an application in excess of 50 acre-feet per year, the application
fee is $75 plus $50 for issuance of the certificate. An application to sever and transfer a water
right is $500.
AVERAGE PROCESSING TIME:
A permit to appropriate water must be reviewed for completeness within 30 days and a
substantive review must be completed in 420 days, totaling an overall time frame of 450 days.
Permits for reservoir storage must be reviewed for completeness within 30 days and
substantive review completed by 420 days. Severance and transfer of water rights must be
completed in an overall time frame of 420 days, including 30 days for completeness review
and 390 days for substantive review.
FORMS:
www.azwater.gov/azdwr/SurfaceWater/SurfaceWaterRights/documents/ApplicationGuideline
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