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IID Ratifies Colorado River Agreement
October 3, 2003
California's biggest user of the Colorado River voted
late Thursday to curtail the state's overuse of the river by shipping water
from desert farms to fast-growing San Diego County.
The action by the Imperial Irrigation District removed the final hurdle
standing in the way of the landmark deal that four Southern California water
agencies have bickered over for years.
Although the agreement outlines water transfers within California, it will
benefit Arizona and the other Colorado River states by forcing California to
gradually reduce its dependence on the river.
Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Herb Guenther helped broker
the deal over the past few months, shuttling between Sacramento, Santa Fe
and finally Las Vegas, where the terms came together late last month. (Associated
Press)
News release from IID - click
here
First Annual Inteferometry Workshop
The Arizona
Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is holding a half-day workshop in
conjunction with the Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS) 2003 Annual
Symposium. The workshop will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
September 17th, at the Mesa Centennial Center, 201 N.
Center Street, Mesa. There will be no charge to attend the workshop.
The workshop is part
of ADWR’s three-year NASA grant entitled “Interferometric SAR Subsidence
Monitoring for Water Resource Management.” InSAR has been demonstrated to
be a valuable tool for identifying cm-scale ground subsidence. A
capability is being developed to meet the needs of the water resource
community. The primary purpose of the workshop is to promote the exchange of
ideas among end-users (both current and future) of SAR-derived subsidence
measurements within the State of Arizona and the people who are producing
these data.
The workshop covers
four topics:
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Discussion
of the purpose of ADWR’s three-year NASA grant, an introduction to the
people involved with the grant, and an overview of the technology involved
in using satellite SAR data to produce differential interferograms
displaying temporal land surface deformation.
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A review
of the products produced within the first year of the grant.
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Presentations by several end-users who have integrated differential
interferometry into their projects, and;
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An open
discussion dealing with user community needs in order to solve problems
related to land surface deformation and illustrations of how the products
produced through the NASA grant may help.
The workshop will be
of value to those interested in land subsidence and subsidence monitoring,
but will be especially useful to those who deal with the ramifications of
land deformation. This would include such diverse groups as water resource
managers, engineering departments, land-use planners, transportation groups,
geological/hydrological consultants, and even the land surveying community.
For additional
information, please contact Maurice Tatlow at 602-771-8500
or
.
In addition, if you
plan to attend the workshop, please contact Maurice Tatlow at the phone
number or E-mail address listed above so that the organizers can estimate
the seating space required and number of handouts to produce.
Updated List of Designated Providers
July 22, 2003 - Updated list of Designated Water
Providers issued by the Office of Assured and Adequate Water Supply.
Click here
for the list.
Xeriscape Contest Winners!
May 30, 2003 - The Arizona Department of Water
Resources' Tucson Active Management Area and Tucson's Tohono Chul Park
announce the winners of the 2003 Xeriscape contest for professional
landscapers and homeowners.
Click
here for a list of winners.
Well Drilling Fees Increased
Governor Janet Napolitano has signed into law House Bill
2088, which increases the fees for drilling a well in Arizona.
The law raises the previous $10 fee to $150 for a Notice of
Intent to Drill a well inside one of Arizona's five Active Management Areas
(AMAs) or three Irrigation Non-Expansion Areas (INAs.)
The fee to file an application for a permit to drill a
non-exempt well inside an AMA is raised from $50 to $150.
Outside of AMAs and INAs, the fee for a Notice of Intent to
Drill a well is raised from $10 to $150, except that the fee to drill a
domestic well (with a pumping capacity of up to 35
gallons per minute) will rise according to a graduated
schedule:
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$50 if filed before July 1, 2004;
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$75 if filed between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005; and
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$100 if filed on or after July 1, 2005.
The fees will be used to administer and enforce Arizona's
well-drilling laws.
Click here
for a detailed summary of
the new law.
Click here for new NOI forms.
Phoenix AMA Status Report
This
status report provides the Phoenix Active Management Area (AMA) staff, the
Groundwater Users Advisory Council (GUAC), and the general public with
information on the progress made by the Hydrology Division in implementing
the Comprehensive Hydrologic Monitoring Plan for the Phoenix AMA. Download
from the
Publications page.
New Director Confirmed
March 3, 2003 - The State Senate has confirmed
former Sen. Herb Guenther of Tacna as the eighth Director of the Arizona
Department of Water Resources.
 The
Director, who serves at the pleasure of the Governor, resigned from the
State Senate to accept the post.
The Director has an extensive background in water issues.
Before his appointment, he served 22 years with the Wellton
Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District in southwestern Arizona and has
been an Arizona director of the Colorado River Water Users Association
(CRWUA) for 10
years. Herb also served as president of CRWUA in 1997 and 1998.
He is a graduate of Washington High School in Phoenix,
Glendale Community College and Arizona State University.
Herb is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and
also spent 10 years with the Bureau of Reclamation.
The Director served both in the Arizona House of
Representatives and the Senate. In 2000, the American Ground Water
Trust presented him with its Legislator Award.
Herb and his wife, Sharon, have four children.
Water Management Section
February 24, 2003 - Water Management section
now available and includes more information about Arizona's 5 Active
Management Areas, Assured and Adequate Water, Conservation, Water Management
Support, and Water Rights.
2003 Xeriscape Contest
February 20, 2003 - Your water-efficient landscape can be a winner!
The Arizona Department of Water Resources in partnership with
Tohono Chul
Park
 present: A
Xeriscape
Contest for Homeowners and Professionals throughout the Tucson Metropolitan
Area.
Deadline: March 31, 2003 5 p.m.
ADWR Transition Report
January 9, 2003 - With each new
Governor, state agencies issue a transition report. The 2002 report
for ADWR can be found
here.
Low Water Use Plants
January 9, 2003 - A revised
version of the Low Water Use Plant List for the Phoenix area is available in
the Publications section. Click
here for all Low Water Plant Lists for all AMAs.
Tucson Xeriscapes
October 7, 2002 - Award-Winning
Xeriscapes: Article from Tucson Home magazine with stunning pictures of winning
entries in 2002 Xeriscape competition sponsored by ADWR's Tucson Active
Management Area. Click
here.
Research on Watersheds
October 1, 2002 -
First Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds
- October 28-30, 2002 - Benson, Arizona.
"Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the USDA ARS Walnut Gulch
Experimental Watershed" - For more information,
please contact: 520.670.6381
ext 171 -
- for additional information, click
here
Indian Water Rights / CAP
September 25, 2002 - Arizona's U.S.
Senators have introduced landmark legislation to
settle claims over Indian water
rights and repayments owed to the federal government by Arizona for construction
of the Central Arizona Project. To see news release from Sen.
Jon Kyl, click
here.
Prescott AMA Report
September 18, 2002 -
Prescott AMA
Modeling Report #12 updates the original groundwater flow model for the Prescott
Active Management Area. The model area covers about 220 square miles of the Upper Agua
Fria and Little Chino sub-basins and includes the areas where most of the
groundwater pumpage and recharge occur. To view the report,
click
here.
Groundwater Level Declines
 August 28, 2002 -
Most
locations in the Prescott Active Management Area will continue to experience
declines in groundwater levels over the next 25 years, a new study reveals.
To view the 2001-2002 Prescott AMA Hydrologic Monitoring Report, click
here.
New Area Director
 May 31, 2002
- Director Joseph C. Smith announced
today the appointment of Cindy Shimokusu as Area Director for the Tucson
Active Management Area.
The Director also announced that Linda Stitzer, the current
Area Director, will assume an expanded planning and policy role to focus on
rural areas statewide. To view the press release click
here
ADWR Water Bottle
May 24, 2002 - The official Arizona Department of Water Resources
water bottle is now available through Water Resources Information Central
(bookstore) for the low cost of $1.75.
The water bottle is a 32 oz frosted bottle with straw and the ADWR logo
in blue.
ADWR Rules
May 2, 2002 -
Link to the Arizona Secretary of State, where the
Arizona
Administrative Code Rules
where
the ADWR Rules are available.
A.R.S. Title 45 - Waters
April 29, 2002 -
Link to the Arizona Legislature, where the
Arizona Revised
Statutes, Title 45
is available.
Watershed Alliance
 April 18, 2002 -
Rural Arizona Watershed Alliance (RAWA).
The Arizona Department of Water Resources has been working with rural
communities to help them develop locally driven partnerships to address
water supply issues on a regional scale. Part of that effort has been
creation of a website where alliance members may obtain information
essential to their purposes, view profiles of other alliances and possible
sources of financial assistance.
New Forms Available
April 5, 2002 -
The Office of Assured and Adequate
Water Supply is providing easy public access to the office’s most frequently
requested forms. The documents, along with an illustrated brochure and a
list of municipal water providers, can be found on the Arizona Department of
Water Resources’
Forms page.
Subflow Tech Report
April 3, 2002 - “Subflow Technical Report – San Pedro
River Watershed” is now now available on this Arizona Department of Water
Resources’ website. It is available for downloading from the
Publications page. Please
note the documents are in Adobe Acrobat format. See the bottom of this
page for information. To view and print them,
users will need to have Acrobat Reader installed on their computers.
Please note, also, that the document is large – 3.3 megabytes, and may
take a while to download. The most effective way to download Acrobat files
is to right-click on the link and select the “Save Target As…” option, and
then save the document to a directory on your computer hard drive. The website contains only the text portion of the report, about 50
pages. Please be aware there are hundreds of additional pages in the
report, consisting of appendices, figures and plates. These are too large
to post on the website and expect users to be able to download such files.
The full paper copy of the report, in a 3” binder, is available from
Water Resources Information Central at
the Department’s cost -- $90. The Department will make copies available
for public viewing at the main office and the offices of the Active
Management Areas in Prescott, Casa Grande, Tucson, and Nogales.
In addition, copies will be supplied to local libraries around the state.
N O T I C E:
On March 29, 2002 the Arizona Department of Water Resources
filed a report entitled “Subflow Technical Report, San Pedro River
Watershed.” The methodologies proposed in this report represent the
Department’s recommendations to the court for the Gila River System and
Source adjudication. The Department’s recommendations are subject to
further comment by the parties, and review by the adjudication court.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THE METHODOLOGIES RECOMMENDED IN THE DEPARTMENT’S
SUBFLOW TECHNICAL REPORT HAVE NOT BEEN ADOPTED BY THE ADJUDICATION
New Forms Available
 April 1, 2002 - Surface Water Forms Available On Web
Applicants for surface water rights may download the necessary forms from
the Arizona Department of Water Resources website.
In all, there are nine forms available in the "Water Rights"
section of the
FORMS page of the Department’s website: The documents contain
instructions on how to complete the forms.
Note: The documents are in Adobe Acrobat format. To view and
print them, users will need to have Acrobat Reader installed on their
computers. A free version of Acrobat Reader is available at the
bottom of this page.
General News
March 19, 2002 - Active Management Area News Releases
NOI Forms Online
February 21, 2002 - Notice of Intent forms available
for download
Well owners and those seeking to drill a water well now have immediate
access to the necessary forms from this website.
The 12 forms and accompanying instructions are located on
the "Forms" page of this website.
We urge customers to download the forms to their home computers, then print
them. Return the completed forms, with any required fee, to the Arizona
Department of Water Resources.
The correct return address is listed at the top of each
form. Some of the forms require no fee. Information about fees is listed in
the upper right hand corner of the front page.
The forms are in PDF format. In order to view
and print the forms, customers must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on
their computers. A free version of the Acrobat Reader is available at
the bottom of this page.
Draft Model Ordinance
February 8, 2002 - Draft Model Ordinance And Design
Guidelines Manual. Over the past 14 months the “Irrigation Standards
Committee” has developed a draft model irrigation efficiency ordinance and
procedures manual, that it hopes will be adopted by the City of Tucson,
Marana, Oro Valley and Pima County in the near future.
The committee believes the ordinance will move the Tucson
region closer to the goal of efficient irrigation practices at commercial,
industrial and publicly owned facilities.
In addition, regional uniformity of standards will reduce
confusion for landscape professionals working in multiple jurisdictions.
Click on the links below to view/download the documents.
Water Laws Update
February 5, 2002 - Water Laws Update Available
Now available! The 2002 update to "Arizona Laws Relating to Water –
2000-2001 Edition." The update is free to purchasers of the 2000-2001
edition.
To obtain a copy call Water Resources Information Central at
602-771-8500.
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