Brenda Smith and John Nystedt of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gave an informational presentation on Habitat Conservation Plans to the Upper Verde Coalition on Feb. 27, 2008. Prescott and Prescott Valley's legal firm responded to the Fish and Wildlife Service with this letter PDF Format (.pdf). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service then responded on May 2, 2008 with this letter PDF format (.pdf).
"Climate Change and Arizona: A Look at the Past, Present, and Future" Selected Slides used in a Presentation at Prescott College in April 2008 by Michael A. Crimmins ,Associate Professor, Extension Specialist, University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
1/29/2008 letter from Salt River Project (Salmon,Lewis & Weldon, P.L.C.) outlining their position that exportation of groundwater from the Big Chino into Prescott and Prescott Valley is based on an unconstitutional law. SRP also is claiming that even if the law was constitutional, the quantity of water legally available to export is only about half of what is planned. Letter can be viewed in PDF Format (.pdf)
Tapping Big Chino Will Reduce Verde River Flow
A September 20, 2007 Newspaper article written by CWAG VP John Zambrano and Hydrologist Bill Meyer
can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
Six Water Supply Issues in the Upper Verde River Watershed: CWAG Information Bulletin #7
A 4 page CWAG Bulletin (260KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
The Endangered Upper Verde River: CWAG Information Bulletin #6A
A 2 page CWAG Bulletin (171KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
The Endangered Upper Verde River, Tables and References: CWAG Information Bulletin #6B
A 2 page CWAG Bulletin (207KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
The Importance of Conservation: CWAG Information Bulletin #5
A 2 page CWAG Bulletin (160KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
The Case for a Water Management District: CWAG Information Bulletin #4
A 2 page CWAG Bulletin (164KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
Arsenic in Arizona's Water Supply: CWAG Information Bulletin #3
A 2 page CWAG Bulletin (704KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
Why the Quad-Cities Should Join the Verde River Basin Partnership: CWAG Information Bulletin #2
A 2 page CWAG Bulletin (172KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
Safe Yield Handout: CWAG Information Bulletin #1
A 1 page CWAG Bulletin which covers What is Safe Yield, Why is it Important and What Should be Done Now
(170KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"Final Report on Safe-Yield Impediments, Opportunities, and Strategic Directive" Prepared for the Ground Water Users
Advisory Council (GUAC) by the Safe Yield Subcommittee. December 2006. Download this 244KB report in PDF Format (.pdf)
"Hydrogeology of the Upper and Middle Verde River Watersheds, Central Arizona", USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5198 by Blasch, Hoffman, et al. can be downloaded from the USGS web site
Laurie Wirt's 5/17/2006 Presentation to the WAC on the Geologic Framework of the Verde River Headwaters.
An edited and compressed (figures have been made smaller) version of the presentation given by Laurie Wirt (USGS) to the Yavapai County Water Advisory Committee on 5/17/2006 (2.5MB) PDF Format (.pdf)
The History of SRP's Claims on the Verde River and Current Legal Issues.
A 5 page reprint of a series of articles in the Verde Independence by Steve Ayers (209KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
2005 AZ Hydrological Society Meeting Notes.
Summary and Highlights of the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Arizona Hydrological Society - Meeting notes prepared
by Ken Janecek (433KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"Preliminary Geophysical Framework of the Upper and Middle Verde River Watershed, Yavapai County, AZ"
by Langenheim, DeWitt, and Wirt can be downloaded at the USGS web site
"Geologic Framework of Aquifer Units and Ground-Water Flowpaths, Verde River Headwaters, North-Central Arizona" edited
by Wirt, DeWitt, and Langenheim can be downloaded at the USGS web site
"Hydrologic Review of the Drake Cement Project, Yavapai County, AZ" by Laurie Wirt can be downloaded at the USGS web site
"Glossary of Water Terminology"
The complete glossary (53KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
CWAG Presentation to the Yavapai County Water Advisory Committee on 3-16-2005 on CWAG's analysis to
the Third Management Plan of the Prescott AMA.
The complete presentation (415KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"Yavapai County Water Advisory Committee (WAC) Options for Water Management Strategies".
Report to the Yavapai County WAC From the Water Management Workgroup (1.34MB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"Yavapai County Water Advisory Committee (WAC) Options for Water Conservation Strategies".
Report to the Yavapai County WAC From the Water Conservation Workgroup (628KB) can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"Understanding Yavapai County Water Issues".
A series of articles (15 pages, 402KB) by Steve Ayers, Administrative Aide, Yavapai County can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"Arizona's Changing Climate".
A two page Report (698KB) by Dale Meyer can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"Importance of the River and Riparian Habitat in the Upper Verde River Threatened by Diminished Base Flow".
A two page report (224KB) by the CWAG Science Committee can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"Water Commitments in the Prescott Active Management Area and Implications for the Upper Verde
and Upper Agua Fria Rivers".
An eleven page Report (116KB) by William A. Meyer and Edward W. Wolfe can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"An Overview of Water Commitments in the Tri-Cities Region, Arizona's Changing Climate and
Threatened Impacts to the Upper Verde Watershed".
A one page Overview (91KB) by the CWAG Science Committee can be downloaded in PDF Format (.pdf)
"The Potential Impact on the Verde River of Pumping 10,850 Acre-Feet per Year at the CV Ranch, Big Chino Valley".
A 44 page (6 MB) Technical Paper by the William Meyer and Edward W. Wolfe can be downloaded in
PDF Format (.pdf)
