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r- r~ ~~. C':; C\I c.. c CAweD f) ......1-' r ':11 tl'11 0- () 1.'(Y;"" P ~ "-- t-' t.. - 'I ::, ~jli b ij,.! ~ ~, I . ~ ..." l l I, The Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) was created by Arizona legislation in 1971. The CAWCD is a multi- county water conservation district. It was or- ganized in response to a recommendation from the Secretary of the Interior that Arizona create a single entity with which the federal govern- ment could contract for the repayment of the reimbursable construction costs of the Central Arizona Project (CAP). _...rir~ CA weD Board of Directors' meeting Pursuant to contracts with the United States, CA WCD operates and maintains completed portions of the aqueduct system and provides funds for construction of New Waddell Dam. In addition to operating and maintaining the CAP, the CA WCD will repay to the federal treasury the reimbursable costs of building the project. Repayment monies will be derived from the sale of project water, from power revenues, and from an ad valorem property tax within the CAWCD's service area of Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima counties, Early CAWCD activities focused on the development and execution of the Master Repayment Contract and finalization of a standard Water Service Subcontract to be used by CAP subcontractors, The Master Repayment Contract details repayment of CAP construction costs to the federal treasury, The Water Service Subcontract provides for the sale of CAP water to agricultural, municipal and industrial users. As ofJune 30,1990, the CA WCD's stafftotaled 362 full-time employees. More than 74 percent of this work force was directly involved in the operation and maintenance functions of the CAP, The remainder of the staff was administrative and support personneL 6