LEGAL NOTICE
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
BEFORE THE DIRECTOR
In the matter of application number 74-242656.0000 for a Recovery Well (RW) permit, located within the East Salt River Valley Sub-basin of the Phoenix Active Management Area, the Director gives notice that the Town of Gilbert 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 domestic use, landscape irrigation, lake filling, and water features from 34 wells within the exterior boundaries of the applicant’s service area. The registration number, location, and proposed maximum recovery volume for the wells, if applicable, are as follows: well 55-205384 located in SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 33, Township (T) 1 South (S), Range (R) 6 East (E), Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian (GSRB&M), maximum recovery of 200 acre-feet per annum (AFA), well 55-205385 located in SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 22, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 200 AFA, well 55-205591 located in NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 7, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 3,214 AFA, well 55-207455 located in SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 27, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 2,172 AFA, well 55-208093 located in NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 13, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 70AFA, well 55-217008 located in NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 4, T2S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 3,226 AFA, well 55-217084 located in NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 12, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 1,160 AFA, well 55-225319 located in SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 21, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,935.80 AFA, well 55-225424 located in SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 18, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 3,445 AFA, well 55-239911 located in NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 26, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 2,323 AFA, well 55-240273 located in SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 34, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 2,345.45 AFA, well 55-241284 located in SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 23, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 2,694, well 55-524081 located in NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 12, T1S, R5E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 200 AFA, well 55-524082 located in NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 12, T1S, R5E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 200 AFA, well 55-529938 located in NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 8, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 1,206 AFA, well 55-534889 located in NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 12, T1S, R5E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 1,500 AFA, well 55-539954 located in NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 12, T1S, R5E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 200 AFA, well 55-542431 located in NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T1S, R5E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,415 AFA, well 55-547844 located in SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 8, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 3,710 AFA, well 55-583449 located in SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 17, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,003 AFA, well 55-593637 located in NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 5, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,884 AFA, well 55-594062 located in NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 8, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,881 AFA, well 55-595210 located in SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 33, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 10 AFA, well 55-595211 located in SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 23, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 10 AFA, well 55-595236 located in NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 5, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, maximum recovery of 4,922 AFA, well 55-605968 located in SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 22, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, well 55-607720 located in NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 21, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, well 55-617085 located in NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T1S, R5E, GSRB&M, well 55-617087 located in NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 1, T1S, R5E, GSRB&M, well 55-617104 located in SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 12, T1S, R5E, GSRB&M, well 55-617105 located in NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 12, T1S, R5E, GSRB&M, well 55-617115 located in NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 18, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, well 55-617866 located in SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 7, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M, and well 55-620517 located in SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 24, T1S, R6E, GSRB&M.
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 November 28, 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 28th day of October, 2025
Thomas Buschatzke
Director
Pub: Nov 6, 13, 2025