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Pinal Partnership Government Relations Committee February 16, 2016
Pinal Partnership
Government Relations Committee
February 16, 2016
6 things we’ve done right- or -
“why we’re not California”
We know we’re in an arid state.
Our system has built in resiliency.
Greater Phoenix Water Sources
CAP
41%
Ground
Water
30%
Effluent
2%
Salt-Verde
27%
Source: Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
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326 KAF
M&I Priority
448 KAF
NIA Priority 222 KAF
Ag Pool 157 KAF
Ag Pool Shortage 143
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Long-Term Contracts
We have a plan for CAP shortage impacts.
Tier 1 Shortage; Projected 2017 Orders
Source: Central Arizona Project
We’re into banking.
CAP Deliveries by Type 1985 -
2011 CAP & AWBA: 3.7 MAF ( > 2x total annual deliveries)
SRP: > 1 MAF
Total Water Banked: > 9 MAF
Demand for water is changing.
Arizona’s Water Management Story
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Adjusted Gross Domestic Income Population Water Use (Acre-Feet)Source: Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
what we should be worried about
Lake Mead Elevation
Lower Basin Structural
Deficit
Adjudication Areas
General Stream Adjudications
Gila Adjudication • Est. 1974• 24,000 parties• 78,000 claims• > $100,000,000 for lawyers
Little Colorado Adjudication • Est. 1978• 5,000 parties• 14,000 claims
Massive Water Rights Uncertainty
Adjudication Areas
Conflict Over Rural Groundwater Issues
Water for Projected Growth
How will this work forPinal County?
ADWR’s Planning Areas
Projected Demands Basin & Range AMAs
30 – 40% increase in demand
mostly municipal
Source: ADWR Strategic Vision
