Water Law

Rose Law Group pc provides counsel in many aspects of Water Law including resource planning, navigating regulatory challenges, and complying with environmental statutes. Water Law has recently received increased attention because of the challenges we all must face with drought, climate issues, water supply and hydropower production.

Our team is well-versed in the Arizona Groundwater Management Act and the matters involving the Central Arizona Project and the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District. In addition, our Water Law attorneys have years of experience, either working at or appearing before the Arizona Corporation Commission, an agency that regulates hundreds of private water companies. Also, our attorneys have good relationships with members of staff at the Arizona Department of Water Resources and working with the agency on water rights and assured water supply matters. Furthermore, Rose Law Group pc has experience working with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for the permitting and approval of water and sewer projects, and negotiating new policies with various agencies that may affect the interests of our clients.

Water issues, especially in Arizona, will be at the forefront of important issues involving economic development, the ecosystem, and the future of cities and Rose Law Group pc will continue to be at the vanguard of involvement in Water Law.

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David Johnson, water lawyer and chair of Rose Law Group’s water law department, explains what the groundwater announcement means for development

By David Johnson, Rose Law Group “Though a decision like this was expected at some point, it was thought that the announcement might come in a few years and be limited to certain areas of the Phoenix AMA where groundwater overdraft was particularly prevalent.  Today’s announcement was neither years away nor limited in scope as it applies across the Phoenix

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Thomas Galvin, Maricopa County supervisor and Rose Law Group partner, talks to Phoenix magazine about Rio Verde Foothills water issue

By Jimmy Magahern | Phoenix Magazine John Hornewer pulls his 6,000-gallon Freightliner tank trunk up to a brown stucco house on a dusty dirt road in Rio Verde Foothills and grabs the 100-foot hose he’ll need to unspool to pump water to the tank behind the property. “This is actually a small one… 2,000 gallons,” he says, attaching the heavy

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Pinal Partnership Breakfast: County Water Resources; moderated by Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group

By Pinal Central ELOY — Arizona isn’t running out of water, but it’s likely to become more expensive in years to come as utilities explore creative ways to be more sustainable, a panel of water executives told Pinal Partnership members and guests Friday morning. Currently the water supply is quite good, some said. “What’s most exciting for us is the

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