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In a licensing seminar in Phoenix, a buyer thinks that purchasing rural land automatically confers unlimited legal authority to pump and transport groundwater anywhere desired. Each of the following statements about groundwater ama vs non ama is generally true in Arizona EXCEPT.

Correct Answer

B) land ownership automatically grants unlimited groundwater transport rights

This is the exception. Under ADWR materials; ADWR well-permitting materials; ADWR AMA materials; ADWR Adequate Water Supply materials; A.R.S. § 32-2181, Arizona does not treat the issue this way. Instead, land ownership alone does not erase Arizona groundwater rules on withdrawal, transport, and well use.

Answer Options
A
in Arizona, a large-capacity non-exempt well is regulated differently from a small exempt well and may require a right or permit
B
land ownership automatically grants unlimited groundwater transport rights
C
grandfathered rights are part of Arizona's AMA groundwater framework and should not be confused with ordinary surface-water appropriation rights
D
outside AMAs, Arizona's adequate-water-supply framework still matters in public-report and subdivision disclosure practice

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