About Garrett Perkins
Garrett Perkins is a water rights attorney at Brown and Brown Law Offices, P.C. representing landowners and stakeholders in Saint Johns, Arizona. Arizona water law is codified in Title 45 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, governed by the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and structured around the doctrine of prior appropriation for surface water, the Groundwater Management Act of 1980, and the ongoing Gila and Little Colorado River general stream adjudications. See contact information below.
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Education
- Law School: University of Utah
Common questions about Water Rights in Arizona
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What are the Active Management Areas in Arizona?
Five AMAs cover most of Arizona's groundwater-dependent population: Phoenix, Pinal, Prescott, Tucson, and Santa Cruz. Inside AMAs, ARS § 45-561 et seq. limits new groundwater pumping, requires Assured Water Supply for new subdivisions, and assesses fees on water users. Each AMA has a management plan revised every 10 years toward the safe-yield (or other) goal.
Can I drill a well in Arizona?
Outside AMAs and INAs, generally yes - reasonable use of groundwater on overlying land is permitted under ARS § 45-453. Inside AMAs, new exempt wells (typically domestic, less than 35 gallons per minute) are allowed but face increasing restrictions. Larger wells inside AMAs require permits and proof of grandfathered or 'irrigation' rights. The Arizona Department of Water Resources administers the well-registration system.
What is the Arizona general stream adjudication?
The Gila River and Little Colorado River general stream adjudications are massive Superior Court proceedings determining all surface water rights on those river systems. Begun in 1974 (Gila) and 1978 (Little Colorado), the adjudications involve thousands of parties and decades of contested hearings. Settlement of major tribal claims (Navajo, Hopi, Pasqua Yaqui, San Carlos Apache, Tohono O'odham, etc.) has been integral to progress.
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Brown and Brown Law Offices, P.C.
PO BOX 1890
Saint Johns, AZ 85936
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