WSP02397

• File Number: 8221.112.A
• Description: Central Arizona Project
• State: AZ
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 12/18/1983
• Title: Special Report: Central Arizona Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: News Article/Press Release

Salt-Gila Aqueduct
Planning in preliminary stages for 1986 start-up

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Moat potential users on the
Salt.Gila Aqueduct are in
the preliminary stages of
planning for the arrival of Colo-
rado River water in 1986.
Di8CU88ions have started on
sharing the cost of construction
of needed water-treatment plants
and distribution lines.
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Mesa plans to build an $18 mil-
lion treatment plant adjacent to
the Salt-Gila Aqueduct east of
Bush Highway and north of
Brown Road.
Karl Kohlhoff, Mesa city engi-
neer, 88.id Chandler, Gilbert, Wil-
liams Air Force Base and the
Arizona Water Co., which serves
Apache Junction, have npresssd

interest in using the Meaa plant.
If ,that were to happen, Mesa
would have to add the capacity to
its plant to fit the needs of the
other communities and charge
them for proceasing the water.
Plans of private companies for
CAP water are uncertain.
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The largest amount of CAP
Indian water - 173,100 acre-feet
a year - was allocated to the
Gila River Indian Reservation.
However, the Gila River Pima.
Maricopa Indian Community has
not yet signed a contract for the
water with the Department of the
Interior. Because the contract is
unsigned, the Bureau of Recla-
mation has not begun studies for

delivering the water to the reser-
vation.

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Only one of five non.Indian
agricultural irrigation diatricta on
the Salt. Gila Aqueduct will re-
ceive Colorado River water by
1986.

The New Magma Irrigation
and Drainage District will receive
4.34 percent of the total water
made available for non.Indian
agriculture.

New Magma needs $21.9 mil-
lion to complete its distribution
sy&tem. Landowners in the 26,.
9OO-acre diatrict have approved
the ule of $6.4 million in general-
obligation bonds and an, addi-

Salt-Gila Aqueduct Allottees

CAP water allotments to cities. industries and Indians are expressed in annual acre.
feet. CAP allotments to non-Mian farm districts and individuals are in percentages.
These allottees are entined to water remaining after cities and Indians get their
allotments. For example, if 1;000,000 acre.feet of water is available each year for non-
Indian larmers, New Magma Irrigation District farmers receive 43.400 acre-feet, or 4.34
percent. Following are the Sa,lt-Gila Aqueduct allollees:

1 T.mp. 4.315 af
2 M... 20,129 al
3 D...rt hg. Watlr Co. 5,933 af
4 Apachl JuncUon
(Apachl Wat.r Co.) 6,000 af
5 Palm Sprlngl Wat.r CO.'2,919 af
6 Cr...nt Vallly Wat., co. 2.697 al
7 D...rt Sands Water CO. 768 af
8 Turn.r Rlnch.. Watlr Co. 3,932 af
9 Gilbert 7.235 af
10 Chandler 3.668 af
11 Gila River
Indian R'MrvaUon 173.100 al
12 WUUams A.F.B. 833 af
13 Qu..n Cl'llk I.D. 944 al
14 Queen CrMk 1.0. 4.83%'
15 SIn Tan I.D. 236 af
16 San Tan 1.0. ,77%
17 Chandler Helghtll.D. 315 af
18 Chandler Heights I.D. .28%
19 N.w Magma 4.34%
20 F&orenc. Gard.ns
UUUly CO. 407 af
21 Fk)renc. 1,641 af
22 Coolklg.
(ArIz... W.t., Co.) 2,000 of
23 San Carloll.D. 04.%
24 Hohokam I.D. 6,36%
25 Cas. Grand.
(Arizona W.t.r Co.) 8.864 pI

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tional $4.4 million in case of cost
overruns to help pay for the
system. The federal government
will put up the rest of the money,
to be repaid at no interest within.
26 years.
Plans for other irrigation dis-
tricts, which have been allocated
15.56 percent of the water availa-
ble for ~on.lndian farming, still
are uncertain. Some may use
outlets and distribution systems
jointly to take CAP water.
The others' are the Queen
Creek Irrigation ,District, Chan.
dler Heights Citrus Irrigation
District, San Carlos Irrigation
and Drainage District, and the
Hohokam Irrigation and Drain-
age District.

o Municipal and industrial

e Non-Indian agricultural

~ Indian ,as.rvalion
af Acre-feet