45-164. Registry; reporting
A. The director shall establish and maintain a registry of applications, permits
and certificates of water right filed or issued pursuant to this chapter and statements
of claim filed pursuant to article 7 of this chapter.
B. A person who has filed an application or a statement of claim or a person to
whom the director has issued a permit or a certificate of water right shall notify the
director of a change in name or mailing address or an assignment pursuant to section
45-163. A person to whom an application, permit, certificate of water right or statement
of claim is assigned shall notify the director of the assignment and shall furnish
information as required by the director to keep the registry current and accurate. The
director shall have continuing jurisdiction and shall issue revised permits and
certificates as necessary.
C. If an appropriator of water filed an application for a permit to appropriate
water pursuant to this article or an application for certification under article 10 of
this chapter but the permit or certificate was issued or subsequently reissued to the
United States or the state of Arizona, an appropriator of water may file a written
application with the department to request that a permit or certificate be reissued in
accordance with either section 37-321.01, subsection A or section 45-151, subsection
E. Within thirty days after receiving the application, the department shall provide
notice of the application to the state or federal agency that owns the land on which the
water is used and, if applicable, to the owner of patented land from which the water is
diverted or on which the water is stored. A person who is entitled to this notice from
the department may file written objections to the application within forty-five days
after the department mails the notice. If no timely objection is received by the
department, the director shall approve or deny the application within ninety days from
the date of filing of the application. If an objection is received, and on written
request of either the applicant or the objector, an administrative hearing shall be held
on the application and objections. If a request for a hearing is not received, the
director shall grant or deny the relief sought in the application based upon the
application and objections filed. A final decision of the director is subject to
judicial review as provided in section 45-114, subsection B in the superior court in the
county that has jurisdiction over the water right as part of a general adjudication
conducted pursuant to article 9 of this chapter, or if the right is not subject to a
general adjudication in the superior court pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article
6. The form of the application and objection shall be prescribed by the director, but
the department shall not charge a fee for processing an application.
D. Section 45-114, subsections A and B govern administrative proceedings, rehearing
or review and judicial review of final decisions of the director under this section.
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