For facilities subject to the requirements of this article within the service area of a city or town in an active management area, as such terms are used and defined in title 45, chapter 2, the power plant and transmission line siting committee shall consider, as a criterion for issuing a certificate of environmental compatibility, the availability of groundwater and the impact of the proposed use of groundwater on the management plan established under title 45, chapter 2, article 9 for the active management area.
A.R.S. § 40-360.13