WSP11307

• File Number: 8200.300.10.A
• Description: Colorado River Basin Legislation/Law - Interstate Water Transfers
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 12/1/1997
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: Draft: Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Proposed Rule Making for Offstream Storage of Colorado River Water and Interstate Redemption of Storage Credits in the Lower Division States
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Chandler Heights Citrus Irrigation District:
New Magma Irrigation & Drainage District:
Queen Creek Irrigation District:
Roosavelt Water Conservation District:
Granite Reef Underground Storage Project:
Total:

500 af
40,000 af
16,000 af
67,000 af
60,000 af
183,500 af

PINAL ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

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The sum of all permitted storage facilities "existing" in the Pinal AMA that are physically capable of receiving

CAP water is 270,000 acre feet per year. The Water Bank. however, recognizes that some of that capacity

may not be available to the Water Bank due to the existing storage obligations of the facilities and to other

factors,

In comparison to this gross storage capacity available, the Water Bank notes that for operating year 1997,
the Water Bank expects actual water storage in the Pinal AMA in the following amounts:

Central Arizona Irrigation & Drainage District:
Hohokam Irrigation & Drainage District:
Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation & Drainage District:
Total:

35,000 af
28,000 af
56.000 af
119,000 af

TUCSON ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AREA

The sum of all permitted storage facilities "existing" in the Tucson AMA that are physically capable of

receiving CAP water is in excess of 100,000 acre feet per year. The Water Bank, however, recognizes that

much of that capacity may not be available to the Water BanK due to the existing storage obligations of the

facilities and to other factors, '

In comparison to this gross storage capacity available. the Water Bank notes that for operating year 1997,
the Water Bank expects actual water storage in the Tucson AMA in the following amounts:

Avra Valley:
Central Avra Valley:
Lower Santa Cruz:
Total:

2,100 af
4,500 af
10000 af
16,600 af

Areas Outside the Phoenix, Pinal and Tucson AMAs

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