FAQ Shared Well Agreements

assessor parcel number (apn)- how to find

An Assessor Parcel Number (APN) is a unique number assigned to each parcel of land by a county tax assessor. The APN is based on formatting codes depending on the home’s location. The local government uses APNs to identify and keep track of land ownership for property tax purposes.

To find your Arizona property’s APN, go to the local county assessor’s website and search by your address. There you can see information regarding your APN, lot size, home type, property tax history, and sale price history.

Synonyms include Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN), Assessor’s Identification Number (AIN), County Assessor’s Parcel I.D., Property Identification Number (PIN), Property Account Number, Tax Account Number.

can i register a shared well in my name, even if the well is not on my property?

No. A water well can only be registered in the name of the Arizona property owner in which the well is located.

az department of environmental quality

While the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) permits the drilling of a well, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) regulates any well used for drinking water that: a) has at least 15 service connections, or b) serves an average of at least 25 people for at least 60 days per year.

does a well share agreement need to be recorded with the aDWR?

No. Not only is it not a requirement to record your well share agreement with the Arizona Department of Water Resources they do not oversee shared well agreements at all!

A well share agreement does not have to be recorded anywhere, however, it is good practice to record the agreement with the county recorder in which the well is located. For example, if the shared well is located in Maricopa County then the well share agreement should be recorded with the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office.

Additionally, it is wise to record the well share agreement with the Arizona Department of Water Resources. The benefit to recording the agreement with them is that it is placed into the well’s file and then it can be retrieved at some future date.

where should i record the agreement?

A well share agreement should be recorded with the county in which the well is located. Below are links to the different recording offices in Arizona.

how to find a well registration number

In Arizona, the Arizona Department of Water Resource’s assigns a well registration number to each water well. These well registration numbers each begin with the number 55. To find your well’s 55 number go to the Arizona Department of Water Resource’s Website and search using a few different methods.

How to Find Your Arizona Well Registration Number

In order to find a well’s registration number, you need to know one of the following pieces of information: a) Well Registry Number, b) Well Owner’s Name, c) the Well’s: Township/Range, Cadastral, Basin, or Subbasin.

without a well share agreement can i be denied water?

Yes. Grantees–the recipients of the well water–can be denied water without a proper well share agreement. Some people may say, I do not need a formal well share agreement because I’m friendly with my neighbor and we have a verbal agreement. But what if your friendly neighbor moves? Will you still have a legal right to the water? No, the new owners do not have an obligation to share the well water with you.

If you need help from an experienced shared well attorney, then contact the Dunaway Law Group at 480-702-1608 or message us HERE.

* The information provided is informational only, does not constitute legal advice, and will not create an attorney-client or attorney-prospective client relationship. Additionally, the Dunaway Law Group, PLC limits its practice to the states of Arizona and New York.

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