LEGAL NOTICE
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
BEFORE THE DIRECTOR
In the matter of application number 74-242657.0000 for a Recovery Well (RW) permit, located within the Avra Valley Sub-basin of the Tucson Active Management Area, the Director gives notice that the City of Peoria has filed the above-referenced permit application pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) § 45-834.01.
The RW permit application proposes to recover water for municipal purposes from thirteen wells within the City of Tucson service area. The registration number, location, and proposed maximum recovery volume for the wells are as follows: well 55-205433 located in SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 33, Township (T) 14 South (S), Range (R) 11 East (E), Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian (GSRB&M), maximum recovery of 4,355 acre-feet per annum (AFA), well 55-209196 located in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 28, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,839 AFA, well 55-210033 located in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 28, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,839 AFA, well 55-211799 located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 33, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 3,548 AFA, well 55-214035 located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 34, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 2,581 AFA, well 55-215466 located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 33, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 2,420 AFA, well 55-216448 located in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 28, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 2,420 AFA, well 55-217017 located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 33, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 3,387 AFA, well 55-217088 located in the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 28, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,839 AFA, well 55-217513 located in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 28, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,355 AFA, well 55-217535 located in the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 33, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,033 AFA, well 55-219114 located in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 33, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 3,630 AFA, and well 55-564420 located in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 34, T14S, R11E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 3,710 AFA.
A copy of the RW permit application is available for review at the Department, or electronically, upon receipt of a public records request. A public records request can be submitted online here: https://app.azwater.gov/ eforms/Forms/Request/DWR_Request .aspx
Objections to the issuance of this permit may be filed by persons who may be adversely affected by these proposed recovery wells and must be filed, in writing, with the Docket Supervisor of the Department of Water Resources, Legal Division, 1110 West Washington Street, Suite 310, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, within fifteen (15) days after the last day of publication of this notice. For this application, the final date on which an objection may be filed is October 17, 2025. Objections are limited to whether the application for the RW permit meets the criteria of A.R.S. § 45-834.01(B). An objection shall state the name and mailing address of the objector, be signed by the objector, their agent, or attorney, and must clearly set forth reasons why the permit should not be issued.
Issued this 11th day of September, 2025
Thomas Buschatzke
Director
Publication Dates: September 25, 2025 and October 02, 2025