Section R12-15-1009. Credits to Operating Flexibility Account

A.      Except as provided in subsection (B) of this Section and in R12-15-1010, if the total amount of water from all sources other than spillwater used by a farm for irrigation purposes in a calendar year is less than the farm’s maximum annual ground- water allotment for the year, the Director shall register the dif- ference as a credit to the farm’s operating flexibility account.

B.       If a farm is within the service area of a water deliverer, the Director shall reduce the credit as calculated pursuant to sub- section (A) of this Section by an amount equal to the differ- ence between the farm’s pro rata share of the total quantity of decreed or appropriative surface water, other than normal flow or spillwater, delivered by the water deliverer during the year for use within its service area, and the quantity of water actu- ally received by the farm during the year. The Director shall determine the farm’s pro rata share by dividing the number of surface water right acres in the farm that are within the service area of the water deliverer by the total number of surface water right acres within the service area of the water deliverer, and multiplying the quotient by the total quantity of decreed or appropriative surface water, other than normal flow or spillwa- ter, delivered by the water deliverer during the year for use within its service area.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 12, 1990 (Supp. 90-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 5395, effec- tive February 4, 2006 (Supp. 05-4).