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Statewide Water Advisory Group

  ADWR Director Herb Guenther announced formation of a Statewide Water Advisory Group to discuss programs needed to continue developing a reliable water supply for the future. The purpose of the Advisory Group is to advise the Arizona Department of Water Resources (Department) regarding programs for water resources development and management that are needed to provide a reliable future water supply throughout Arizona. The Advisory Group is being formed to address water issues that have come to the attention of the Legislature and Governor. The deliberations and advice from this group may result in proposed water legislation for consideration in 2007.

WIFA Water Supply Development Revolving Fund Committee

  WIFA Board Members

The following bills were initiated out of the SWAG process during the 2007 Legislative session

  HB 2300 (3.32MB) - Water district; Upper San Pedro
  HB 2484 (1.52MB) - Contamination; well impacts
  HB 2692 (2.36MB) - Water supply development revolving fund
  SB 1575 (4.48MB) - Water adequacy amendments

Upcoming SWAG Meetings:

 Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008

  Click here for review of handouts

  Friday, January 23, 2009

  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

 

  SWAG meetings are held at:
  ADWR - Phoenix
  3550 N. Central Ave.
  2nd floor Upper/Middle Verde Conf Rooms

PAST FULL SWAG MEETING HANDOUTS:

   

          SWAG Meeting Notice 04-04-2008 MS-Word Document - Click to download required viewer.

Meeting Agenda PDF

Water Development Fund Concept Paper

Water Development Fund Power Point MS-PowerPoint - Click to download required viewer.

SB 1575 Rule Modification Update Power Point MS-PowerPoint - Click to download required viewer.

SB 1575 Workshop Questions & Answers

SB 1575 Rulemaking Explanation of Proposed Changes

 

UPPER SAN PEDRO WATER DISTRICT ORGANIZING BOARD:

  Meeting Date:
  November 10, 2008

  Click here for review of handouts

  Click here for review of Draft Plan

  Meeting Date:
  November 17, 2008

  Click here for review of Meeting Agenda 11-17-08

  Click here for review of Water Board Work Session Minutes Narrative 10-20-08

  Click here for review of Water Board Work Session Minutes Narrative 11-10-08

  Click here for review of Attachment Handout of Draft Plan Sec II and III, recorded at 11-10-08

  Meeting Date:
  Monday, April 14, 2008

  Meeting Time:

   6:30p.pm.

  Location:
  Cochise County Board of Supervisors
  1415 Melody Lane
  Bisbee, AZ 85603

 

UPPER SAN PEDRO WATER DISTRICT MAP (AS REQUIRED BY H.B. 2300):

Upper San Pedro Water District Map (2.3MB)

  Contact ADWR Information Services (Bookstore) for 1:24,000 scale detailed maps of the district boundaries
  Call: (602) 771-8630 Or (602) 771-8638
  Fax: (602) 771-8690
  or Write: Arizona Department of Water Resources, Information Services, P.O. Box 33589, Phoenix, AZ 85067

  Meeting Agenda

DOCUMENTS:

  DOCUMENTS:
  SWAG membership   list

  Straw proposal
  Director's SWAG   presentation

Update: Many comments were made regarding the Legislative Draft Bills, at this time those comments are being taken under consideration by ADWR.

PUBLIC COMMENT WANTED:

PUBLIC COMMENT WANTED!!
Click here to fill out the feedback form which e-mail comments on the SWAG process to ADWR.

NEWS:

NEWS:
ADWR Director Herb Guenther on statewide speaking tour for SWAG

"SWAG looks at rural water issues," Kingman Daily Miner, Oct. 27, 2006

"
Payson water concerns mirror state struggle," Payson Roundup, Oct. 25, 2006

"State official reviews state of water" - Sierra Vista Herald, Oct. 25, 2006

ADWR Director Herb Guenther

SWAG Tour Summaries - Comments and questions

SWAG Subcommittees:

The Statewide Water Advisory Group has created two subcommittees.  Each group will address a single issue. 

The subcommittees are: Exempt Wells and Lot Splits.

Upcoming Exempt Wells Subcommittee Meeting:

(To be announced.)

Past Exempt Wells Subcommittee Meetings:

Monday, May 14, 2007
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Documents
Meeting notice
Subcommittee Proposal: Water Information for Well Owners

ADWR Proposal: Water Information for Well Owners

Friday, March 2, 2007
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Documents
Meeting notice

Monday, December 11, 2006
(following full SWAG meeting, scheduled for 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.)

Documents
Meeting notice

 

Tuesday, November 28, 2006
10 a.m.

Documents
Meeting notice

Thursday, November 9, 2006
10 a.m.

Documents
Meeting notice
Agenda

Allowable Pumping paper
Arizona Water Policy

Lot Split Subcommittee:

Documents PDF
Report on Lot Splits - Nov. 14, 2007

Documents PDF
Lot Split Proposed Legislation - Nov. 4, 2007

PAST FULL SWAG MEETINGS:

Cilck here for Past Full SWAG Meetings.



Location Parking Map:

ADWR Location-Parking Map

Link to WIFA rules

 

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