WSP05088

• File Number: 8221.112.J
• Description: Central Arizona Project
• State: AZ
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 10/1/1993
• Title: Governor's Central Arizona Project Advisory Committee: Final Report and Recommendations
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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r'j GOVERNOR'S CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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continues to have a need for the full amount of CAP water but the current
price of the water makes the agricultural sector's conversion from
groundwater to CAP water cost prohibitive. Without the agricultural
component of CAP demand, it is likely the state will not fully utilize its
entitlement in the near term.

Kev Considerations:

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Arizona's full entitlement to Colorado River water delivered by the CAP (1 .5 maf Iyr)
must be preserved and protected to assure that the state's economic development
and growth needs can be met in the future.

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To the extent Arizona does not fully utilize its CAP supplies in the short-term,
negotiations with California, Nevada or the federal government must be prefaced
with a demand that Arizona's low priority position on the River be improved.

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Negotiations for the acquisition of available CAP water should be considered with
the following entities for the following uses: (not in priority order)

-Federal government for fish, wildlife, and for uncommitted water for environmental
purposes within Arizona.
-Federal government for the Cienega de Santa Clara.
-California for M&I use.
-Nevada for M&I use.
-Clearinghouse for available water supplies.
-Indian water rights settlements in Arizona.

Policv Issue: In any reformulation of the CAP, how should the water management goals
of the state's Groundwater Management Code be integrated into the solution?

The goals of the 1980 Groundwater Management Code, especially the safe
yield goals for the Phoenix and Tucson Active Management Areas, were

FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDA TIONS

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