Yes, this is to prevent forgery and to ensure that all signatures are official. If an application does not have an original signature it will be returned to the sender.

1. An application to convey an exempt small right can be submitted, but a certificate will not be mailed. Annual reporting is not required. 

2. If the right is filed concurrently with an extinguishment application it can also be conveyed.

3. A part of a larger farming unit.

An exempt small right is an Irrigation Grandfathered Right that is 10 Irrigated Acres or less, it is not part of an integrated farming operation and may not withdraw groundwater for use on a Type 1 Non-Irrigation grandfathered right or another Irrigation Grandfathered Right with more than 10 irrigated acres. Annual reporting is not required.

Every person listed on the certificate and the deed must sign the application form. If the certificate shows the name of a trust, all beneficiaries to the trust and trustee must sign.

A copy of the original certificate can be found on ADWR’s Imaged Records page, along with all documentation pertaining to the right. An official original certificate can be requested by contacting the conveyance program at 602-771-8585.

There are two ways to submit an application, in person or through a mail service. Original signatures and notarized statements are required. 
Mailing Address: ATTN” AMA Conveyances”
1802 W. Jackson St Box 79 Phoenix, AZ 85007

No, well ownership is decided between the seller and buyer.

 The “current owner” is responsible for submitting the report. 

Groundwater Rights are located inside Active Management Areas and Irrigation Non-Expansion Areas. If you are seeking information concerning water rights outside of these areas contact either Surface water at 602-711-8621, Adjudications at 602-771-8621 or your local water provider. To determine if you are inside of an AMA or INA, you can view a map here 

A well number (55-) is a registration number given to the well so that ADWR can easily identify the ownership, location, pump capacity, and nature of use, among other characteristics. A water right or permit (56-, 57-, 58-, 59-, 74-)authorizes the user to withdraw water from a non-exempt well (those pumping over 35 gallons per minute) legally in an Active Management Area or Irrigation Non-Expansion Area.  Withdrawals from non-exempt wells generally must be associated with the appropriate type of groundwater right or withdrawal authority. Pumpage from non-exempt wells must be reported annually.

The buyer is responsible for submitting all change of Ownership forms

Non-appurtenant land is land within the property lines of a property that has been issued an Irrigation Grandfathered Right, which was not irrigated between the years of 1975-1980. This land is not legally allowed to be irrigated.

If the planned use of water and the location of use from the previous owner’s development plan was approved and remains consistent, then no new development plan is required. If the planned use or water or the location of use differs from the previous owners then a new development plan must be submitted.

For the original owner, see Arizona Revised Statute § 45-470 (including the definition for original owner). For subsequent owners, please refer to Arizona Revised Statutes §§ 45-472 and 45-473.

Type 1 water may be used on the land for any non-irrigation use. Please see Arizona Revised Statute § 45-470 for the definition for original owner.

Yes, but first you must retire the right. If the land has not been retired or if a development plan had not existed at the time of retirement a development plan approval must be submitted. The form to convert IGFR (irrigation grandfathered right) to a Type 1 is 45-469. If your 45-469 application is denied, you may submit a 45-472 form. Please review the Arizona Revised Statutes §§ 45-469 and 45-472 for more provisions.

If you are the original owner, a development plan must be submitted and approved by the ADWR Director within 5 years after the land was retired. Please review the provisions in the Arizona Revised Statutes §§ 45-469 and 45-470.

Please review the provisions in Arizona Revised Statute § 45-470. For further information, please contact the conveyance team at 602-771-8585.

The water can be used on the designated land for any non-irrigation use. Conditions may apply for uses off of the land. Please review Arizona Revised Statutes §§§§ 45-469, 45-470, 45-472, and 45-473. For more information, please contact the conveyance team at 602-771-8585.

Please contact the conveyance team at 602-771-8585.

1. If you are selling a Type 2 Non-Irrigation Water Right and you know the right will be sold again in the near future you should submit both applications together. Both applications can use the same current right number as long as they are submitted together. Each application will cost $500 for a total of $1,000. For example: 

   1. Application 1 right number 58-XXXXXX.0001: Company A to Company B  

   2. Application 2 right number 58-XXXXXX.0001: Company B to Company C

An original certificate is only required when submitting a 58-700 form. A Type 2 right is not tied to the land; the certificate is the only way to determine ownership. 
*If the original certificate is lost, a notarized statement indicating that it is lost can be submitted.

No additional fee is required. Submit the conveyance application and add new well numbers to the application in the designated fields.  

A fee of $250.00 is only required when adding a point of withdrawal.

Yes. In addition to the $500 filing fee, there will be a $250 fee for a change in point of withdrawal. The new total would be $750.00