Arizona Department of Water Resources Laws and Rules

• ADWR Statutes
• ADWR Rules published in the Arizona Administrative Code (Please note that the Department recently adopted amendments to its fee rules that are not yet reflected in the Administrative Code. Click here to view these amendments.)
• ADWR Regulatory Agenda - 2010
• Substantive Policy Statements

Moratorium on rulemaking

HB 2260, passed during the 2010 regular legislative session, imposes a moratorium on certain rule making activities by state agencies. The moratorium prohibits state agencies from conducting any rule making that would impose increased monetary or regulatory costs on other state agencies, political subdivisions of this state, persons or individuals or would not reduce the regulatory burden on the persons or individuals so regulated. The moratorium is in effect until July 1, 2011. There are several exceptions to the moratorium, including rule making authorized by the Governor after January 22, 2009. To comply with this moratorium, the Department has suspended all rule making activities.