Phoenix Active Management Area
Phoenix Active Management Area
3550 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: 602-771-8585
Fax: 602-771-8688 |
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Regular Business Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Closed on state holidays (New Year's Day; Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day; President's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veteran's Day; Thanksgiving; Christmas)
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The Arizona Department of Water Resources is located on the Second Floor of the Meridian Bank Tower at 3550 North Central Avenue in Phoenix, AZ 85012, between Thomas and Indian School Roads (north of Osborn Rd) on the South West corner of Columbus and Central.
We regret that no free parking is available adjacent to the building, but there are pay lots in the immediate area. (Parking in the retail/restaurant parking lots may result in your vehicle being booted or towed and will cost $90.)
Limited parking at the Meridian Bank Tower is available at $1.00 per half hour maximum of $7.00 per day. Across Columbus Ave. from our visitor parking entrance (under the canopy) is available at $0.75 per half hour and $6.50 per day.
Water Rights - Permits - Recharge
How can I obtain information about groundwater rights?
Most information on Grandfathered Rights, Permits, and other water authorities can be accessed from ADWR's Imaged Records Database.
Right/Permit records can be searched by registration number
56 - Municipal Providers
57 - Irrigation Districts
58 - Irrigation Rights, Type 1 Rights, Type 2 Rights
59 - Withdrawal Permits
60 - INA Users
62 - Individual Users
70 - Long-term Storage Account
71 - Underground Storage
72 - Groundwater Savings Facility
73 - Water Storage Permit
74 - Recovery Wells
If this is your first time viewing ADWR's Imaged Records Database you will need to install a one-time software installation plug-in.
ADWR's Imaged Records Database homepage with instructions
For additional information on rights, visit, call, or fax the PhxAMA office. Please provide the Township–Range–Section(s) for the area of interest or the name of the specific person or entity if you are looking for water rights ownership information.
Where can I obtain change of ownership and other forms?
Many forms can be downloaded from the "Permits, Forms, and Applications" section of ADWR's web site.
Grandfathered Rights/Permit forms
Recharge
How much is an acre-foot of water?
An acre-foot of water is 325,851 gallons. One acre-foot of water will supply the needs of approximately two average families per year.
Where can I find a Phoenix AMA Type 2 list?
A Type 2 Grandfathered Right can be used anywhere within the Active Management Area in which is was created. They may be either purchased in its entirety or can be leased in part or whole. Each AMA has their own Type 2 list.
Phoenix AMA Type 2 list
Notification to the Department of a purchase or lease is required.
Notification of Lease of a Type 2
Notification of Change of Ownership and/or Change in Point of Withdrawal of a Type 2
General Water information
Where can I find information about water use in the Phoenix AMA?
The Department has completed a Water Assessment where this information can be found. This information is divided by AMA.
Water Assessment
I received a new water use summons. What is the adjudication and how do I file a Statement of Claimant?
The use of water on property located within the lands drained by the Gila River and its tributaries may be affected by an on-going court proceeding known as the Gila River Adjudication. The adjudication is a comprehensive court proceeding to determine the nature, extent and relative priority of rights to use water in the Gila River System and Source. All users of water should file a statement of claimant form to protect their uses, regardless of the source of the water.
Adjudications Brochure
ADWR's Adjudication Section
What is xeriscape?
Xeriscape is landscaping using low-water use plants. Xeriscape is derived from the Greek word xeros meaning “dry”. Xeriscape means literally “dry landscape”. Very little supplemental water is needed with xeriscape plants.
Where can I find information about water conservation?
More information on water conservation can be found at ADWR Conservation.
Property
What is a cadastral location (Township-Range-Section)?
The Public Lands Survey divides Arizona into squares called townships and sections. In this “cadastral” coordinate system, tracts of land are related to the point where the Gila and Salt Rivers meet. A location is established by the number of six-mile units (“Townships”) north or south of that point, and the number of six-mile units (“Ranges”) east or west. Each six-mile by six-mile township is further divided into 36 one-square-mile (640 acre) “Sections.”
Brochure on the Public Lands Survey 
Wells
Where can I obtain change of well ownership and other forms?
Many forms can be downloaded from the "Permits, Forms, and Applications" section of ADWR's web site.
How do I change ADWR's well ownership information when selling or buying property?
To change the ownership information on file with ADWR for an exempt well, please complete form 55-71A "Request to Change Well Information" form and send it by regular mail to the address on the form. Please submit one form for each well on the property. For change of ownership of any non-exempt wells, please contact the Phoenix AMA office.
How can I obtain information about wells in my area or on my property?
Most information on wells can be accessed from ADWR's Imaged Records Database.
Well records can be searched by registration number (55-######) or location (Township-Range-Section). To search wells, click the ‘Logon’ button then select ‘55 Well Registry’ from the list of Query Sets.
If this is your first time viewing ADWR's Imaged Records Database you will need to install a one-time software installation plug-in.
ADWR's Imaged Records Database homepage with instructions
Can I drill a domestic (exempt) well on my property?
An application to drill a new exempt well (maximum pump capacity of 35 GPM) in the Phoenix AMA may filed with the Department's Notice of Intent Unit.
In 2005, Senate Bill 1190 placed additional restrictions on the drilling of new exempt wells in portions of the AMA. For more information, you may read a summary of Senate Bill 1190 or contact the Department's Notice of Intent Unit.
Where do I go for the "health authority approval review" to drill my domestic well on a parcel that is 5 acres or less?
The review required on the "Notice of Intent to Drill, Deepen, Replace or Modify a Well" form can be completed at the county departments.
What can I do when someone defaults on a well share agreement?
ADWR does not have legal or regulatory authority over well share agreements. Resolution of disputes rests with the parties themselves and/or the courts.
Why should my well be registered with the Department?
All wells in Arizona, regardless of size, use, or location, must be registered with DWR. Filing a Notice of Intent or an Application for a Well Drilling Permit automatically registers a well. Well registration is a critical component of the Code: In order to manage groundwater effectively, DWR must know where groundwater is withdrawn.
Well registration also benefits the well owner by:
- serving as evidence of a historical claim in groundwater
- providing an easy way to notify area well owners if groundwater becomes contaminated
- allowing DWR to consider potential effects on existing wells when granting permits for new wells in the area.
Water Providers
Please note: All questions related to water bills, starting and stopping service, or other issues related to your water service are handled directly by your water company. Private water utilities are regulated by the Arizona Corporation Commission.
What’s the difference between a large municipal provider and a small municipal provider?
A large municipal provider serves more than 250 acre-feet of water annually.
Who should I contact if I have questions about or problems with my water service?
Contact your provider. You can determine who your provider is by consulting your water bill.
How do I read my water meter?
Please review this document:
Reading your meter
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