AZ DEPT WATER RESOURCES Files

2014-07-29 Summary of Arizona Water Law and Management

Non-technical introduction to Arizona Water Law, from the ADWR Arizona Water Atlas, Appendix C, 14 pages. View Document.

2014-07-30 Groundwater Modeling Fact Sheet

Basic description of ADWR's groundwater modeling efforts. 2 pages. View Document.

2014-07-30 Layperson’s Guide to Arizona Water

This Layperson's Guide provides an overview of Arizona's complex and evolving water story – its history as well as the state's future challenge of providing water from a limited supply to a rapidly growing population – and some of the unique management strategies Arizona has developed to protect and extend its most precious resource. It is part of a series of guides published by the U of A. View Document.

2014-07-30 Overview of the Arizona Groundwater Management Code

Non-technical summary of the groundwater code. By ADWR, 4 pages. View Document.

Administrative Code for Arizona Department of Water Resources

Arizona Administrative Code, Title 12 Chapter 15: Department of Water Resources. Describes the regulations used by ADWR to administer Arizona water law. View Document.

ADWR Briefing on Arizona Water

Presentation by Thomas Carr on Arizona water resources. View Document.

ADWR Discussions of Big Chino AMA

ADWR internal discussions on the creation of a Big Chino AMA. View Document.

ADWR Final Decision and Order: Prescott AMA Is No Longer at Safe-Yield

Official statement by ADWR in January, 1999 that the Prescott AMA is no longer at safe yield, and that the Assured Water Supply Rules now apply. 46 pages. View Document.

Arizona Water Atlas: Prescott AMA

This excerpt of the comprehensive statewide water atlas summarizes the status of the Prescott AMA. 46 pages. The full version of the water atlas Issued by ADWR in 2009 is over 120 mb and can be downloaded from http://www.azwater.gov/AzDWR/StatewidePlanning/WaterAtlas/default.htm View Document.

Arizona Water Blueprint: Prescott AMA

The Arizona Water Blueprint is an interactive map of AZ water resources through a link to a tool that will open showing the Prescott Active Management Area.  Open the tool from this link.

Blue Ribbon Panel on Water Sustainability – Final Report

On August 28, 2009, Governor Brewer announced the formation of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Water Sustainability (Panel) focusing on water conservation and recycling as a priority to improve water sustainability and increase its visibility in Arizona. Forty members representing diverse water interests in Arizona - large and small cities, counties, agriculture, industry, Indian Tribes, environmental interests, Arizona universities, legislative leaders, and other experts in Arizona water issues - were appointed to the Panel. Panel members agreed to the goal of providing recommendations on statute, rule, and policy changes that, by the year 2020 in Arizona, would significantly:
1. Increase the volume of reclaimed water reused for beneficial purposes in place of raw or potable water,
2. Advance water conservation, increase the efficiency of water use by existing users, and increase the use of recycled water for beneficial purposes in place of raw or potable water,
3. Reduce the amount of energy needed to produce, deliver, treat, and reclaim and recycle water by the municipal, industrial, and agricultural sectors,
4. Reduce the amount of water required to produce and provide energy by Arizona power generators, and
5. Increase public awareness and acceptance of reclaimed and recycled water uses and the need to work toward water sustainability. 

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Central Yavapai Highlands Water Resource Management Study

The Central Yavapai Highlands Water Resource Management Study (CYHWRMS) reports can be downloaded here.

Correspondence: CWAG and AZ Department of Water Resources Director Herb Guenther

CWAG to Guenther 10-18-07
Guenther to CWAG 12-10-07
CWAG to Guenther 1-10-08

Decline of Del Rio Springs

Graph of Del Rio Springs flow shows decline. View Document.

Demand and Supply Assessment for Prescott AMA

ADWR assessment document developed in preparation for the PrAMA Fourth Management Plan. View Document.

Evolution and Evaluation of the Active Management Area Management Plans

Written by Sharon Megdal of the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center, this study evaluates the Active Management Areas by describing the current status, stakeholder perspectives, and recommendations. 102 pages. View Document.

FAQ on the Northern Arizona Regional Groundwater Flow Model (NARGFM)

After securing project funding in 1999, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) asked the USGS to develop a regional groundwater flow model for the north-central part of the State. In making this request, "the Department was fully aware of the capability of the USGS to develop an unbiased model that would improve understanding of the groundwater system and ultimately management of the region's water resources," according to Thomas G. Whitmer, ADWR's Manager of Statewide Water Planning. View Document.

Final Report on Safe Yield Impediments, Opportunities, and Strategic Directive

Report prepared by the Groundwater Users Advisory Council (GUAC) for the Prescott Active Management Area in 2006. 29 pages. View Document.

Groundwater Flow Modeling - PrAMA

Presentation by Daniel Timmons to the Safe Yield Workgroup of the Coalition, August 13 2008, concerning the groundwater model for the Prescott AMA. Considers the liklihood of achieving safe yield with varying growth, conservation, and augmentation scenarios. View Document.

Identification of Historically Irrigated Acres in the Big Chino Sub-basin

ADWR report identifying the location of historically irrigated acres in the Big Chino and the amount of water that can be exported. 49 pages. View Document.

Instream Flow Water Rights: Arizona’s Approach

Paper by Herb Dishlip, then Director of ADWR, presented at a symposium in 1988. View Document.

Investigation of the Geology and Hydrology of the Upper and Middle Verde River Watershed of Central Arizona: Summary Report

In 1999, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR), initiated a regional investigation of the hydrogeology of the upper and middle Verde River watershed. The project is part of the Rural Watershed Initiative (RWI), a program established by the State of Arizona and managed by the ADWR that addresses water supply issues in rural areas while encouraging participation from stakeholder groups in affected communities. The USGS is performing similar RWI investigations on the Colorado Plateau to the north and in the Mogollon Highlands to the east of the Verde River study area (Parker and Flynn, 2000). The objectives of the RWI investigations are to develop: (1) a single database containing all hydrogeologic data available for the combined areas, (2) an understanding of the geologic units and structures in each area with a focus on how geology influences the storage and movement of ground water, (3) a conceptual model that describes where and how much water enters, flows through, and exits the hydrogeologic system, and (4) a numerical ground-water flow model that can be used to improve understanding of the hydrogeologic system and to test
test the effects of various scenarios of water-resources development. In 2001, Yavapai County became an additional cooperator in the upper and middle Verde River RWI investigation. View Document.

Low Water Use Plant List for Prescott AMA

ADWR generated a list of low water use plants suitable for the Prescott AMA. 12 pages. View Document.

Prescott AMA Groundwater Model Update: 2006

Technical document by Daniel Timmons updating the PrAMA groundwater model, 2006. View Document.

Prescott AMA Groundwater Model Update: 2006

Technical document by Daniel Timmons updating the PrAMA groundwater model, 2006. View Document.

Prescott AMA Groundwater Model, 2002

Technical document by Keith Nelson updating the PrAMA groundwater model, 2002. View Document.

Prescott AMA is Mining Water: 1999 newspaper report

Article from the Prescott Courier, Jan 16, 1999, reporting that the Prescott AMA is mining groundwater. View Document.

Statewide Hydrologic Monitoring Report 2012

Data and analysis of ADWR monitoring activity from late '80's to late 2000's, including land subsidence, groundwater levels, and surface water for all water planning areas in Arizona. 211 pages. View Document.

Summary of Water Conservation Programs in AMAs

ADWR summarizes conservation programs and educational outreach efforts for cities in AMAs in 2007. 55 pages. View Document.