Sec 45-836.01. Effect of storage facilities, water storage and recovery on service areas

A. In an active management area, if a city, town or private water company operates a constructed underground storage facility and stores water at a constructed underground storage facility pursuant to a permit issued under this chapter, any portion of the area of impact of the stored water that is located within the exterior boundaries of the service area of the city, town or private water company but is not part of the service area of any other city, town, private water company or irrigation district is deemed to be part of the service area of the city, town or private water company.

B. In an active management area, if a city, town, private water company or irrigation district operates a storage facility or stores water outside its service area or recovers stored water outside its service area pursuant to a permit issued under this chapter, the area of land that contains the storage facility, the recovery facilities or a system for the transportation of water is not part of the service area of the city, town, private water company or irrigation district.