ARIZONA WATER BANKING AUTHORITY

STORAGE FACILITY INVENTORY

UPDATED

December 31, 2005
Final Version

AWBA-Storage Facility Inventory Update
Introduction
Pursuant to A.R.S. §45-2452(A), the Authority was required to develop a Storage Facility
Inventory of all existing storage facilities in Arizona, prior to March 1, 1997. The
purpose of the Inventory is “…to determine whether storage facilities exist in this state
to meet the water storage needs of the authority for the following ten years” (A.R.S.
§45-2452(D)). The Authority approved the initial Inventory in 1997. Because additional
storage facilities are continually being constructed, A.R.S. §45-2452(F) requires the
Authority to update the Inventory at least once every five years. The Authority has
been annually updating all new facilities that could be utilized by the Authority in its
Annual Report. In addition to providing a compilation of new facilities available to the
Authority, this update also complies with the Storage and Interstate Release Agreement,
which requires the updating of the facility inventory prior to utilizing new facilities for the
storage of interstate water.
It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Inventory is to identify the
capacity that is available for potential storage by the Authority to meet its objectives.
The inclusion of a facility in the Inventory does not equate to a commitment by the
Authority that the facility will be utilized for water banking purposes in the future. The
Authority will continue to determine annually which facilities will be used through the
development of an Annual Plan of Operation. Conversely, a facility that is not included
in the Inventory may be utilized in a future Annual Plan of Operation.

Existing Facilities
As in the initial Inventory developed in 1997, the Tables included in this Inventory list all
existing storage facilities in the Phoenix, Pinal, and Tucson Active Management Areas
(AMAs), as well as the remainder of the state. Tables 4A-4H have been divided by AMA
and further by type of storage facility; underground storage facility (USF) or
groundwater savings facility (GSF). Those facilities capable of receiving and storing CAP
water are listed separately from those permitted for effluent or other non-groundwater
supplies.

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In contrast to the initial Inventory, this Inventory can consider effluent as a potential
supply source. After the initial Inventory was developed, the Legislature, in 1998,
amended the Statutes to allow the Authority to “obtain effluent for storage but only
after the Authority has stored all available excess CAP water or when CAP water is
otherwise unavailable or undeliverable.” (ARS § 45-2423.B.7 (a)) Currently, the
Authority does not hold permits for the storage of effluent. However, if shortages to the
availability of CAP water supplies are anticipated, the Authority will seek effluent
supplies and storage facilities in order to meet its objectives.
The Tables also include the following information for each existing storage facility: 1)
the location of the facility 2) the type of facility and facility permit number; 3) the facility
permit holder; 4) a brief description of the facility; 5) the total annual permitted volume
for each facility; 6) the holders and permit numbers of the water storage permits for
each facility; 7) the annual storage volume of each water storage permit for the facility 1 ;
and 8) water management and hydrology comments provided by ADWR. In addition to
existing storage facilities, facilities that have a pending application with ADWR for a
facility permit are identified in the Tables for each region. A map identifying the facility
locations has also been included for each area.
Phoenix Active Management Area
There are currently 50 permitted storage facilities located in the Phoenix AMA. Of these
facilities, 40 are USFs permitted for storage of approximately 630,000 acre-feet per year
of CAP water and 240,900 acre-feet per year of effluent or other surface water supplies.
The remaining 10 are GSFs permitted for storage of approximately 445,000 acre-feet
per year of CAP water and approximately 42,000 acre-feet per year of effluent. Thus,
the total permitted capacity for facilities capable of receiving CAP water in the Phoenix
AMA exceeds 1,000,000 acre-feet per year. However, the Authority recognizes that
much of that capacity may not be available for utilization for water banking purposes
due to higher priority storage obligations and physical constraints at the facility 2 .
1

To provide maximum flexibility for water storage, ADWR may issue water storage permits for a facility that
exceeds in total volume the permitted annual facility storage volume; however, total storage at a facility
during the year may never exceed the permitted annual facility storage volume.
2
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 45-2427 (A), the Authority has the last priority for the use of Colorado River water in
the State.

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Of the facilities described above, five are new facilities permitted since the initial
Inventory of 1997 that are capable of receiving CAP water and have storage capacity
available to the Authority. These include: Central Arizona Water Conservation District
(CAWCD) Agua Fria Managed and Constructed USFs, (combined total volume of 100,000
Af/Yr); CAWCD Hieroglyphic Mtns. USF (35,000 Af/Yr); West Maricopa Combine
Hassayampa Managed USF (25,000 Af/Yr); and CAWCD Tonopah Desert USF (150,000
Af/Yr 1st 4 years, 87,500 Af/Yr remaining 16 years). In addition, CAWCD currently has
an application for a USF pending with ADWR that is located in the southeastern portion
of the AMA. The proposed annual volume for this USF is 56,500 acre-feet.
As of the date of this Inventory the Authority holds water storage permits in the Phoenix
AMA totaling 800,000 acre-feet per year 3 . Table 1 identifies the permitted volumes
associated with the water storage permits held by the Authority (as of 2005) and the
annual accumulation of long-term storage credits earned by the Authority at storage
facilities for which the Authority holds water storage permits. Shaded facilities are those
that have been issued since the initial Inventory. The cumulative balance of long-term
storage credits held by the Authority in the Phoenix AMA totals 1,064,745 acre-feet
(calculated through December 2004).

Certain facilities are permitted such that the capacity increases in phases. In these instances a weighted
average was used to determine annual capacity.
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Table 1: CAP Credits Earned Annually at Storage Facilities Located in the Phoenix AMA by the
Arizona Water Banking Authority – Calendar Years 1997 through 2004
FACILITY
(Type)

AWBA Water
Storage
Permit
Capacity

1997

1998

(AF)

1999

(AF)

2000

(AF)

2001

(AF)

2002

(AF)

2003

(AF)

2004

(AF)

(AF)

(AF)

GRUSP
(USF)
CHCID
(GSF)
Maricopa WD
(GSF)
New Magma
ID
(GSF)
Queen Creek
ID
(GSF)
RWCD
(GSF)
SRP
(GSF)
Tonopah
(GSF)
Agua Fria
(USF)
Hieroglyphics
(USF)
Tonopah
Desert
(USF)
West Maricopa
Combine (USF)
TOTAL

200,000a

38,588

3,000

0

40,000

4,751

54,000

54,256

57,303

76,168

59,423

40,461

21,123

52,645

0

1,093

518

911

567

863

18,434

18,620

1,084

0

0

4,283

0

40,051

33,690

40,679

42,635

42,593

44,779

21,107

40,606

28,000

18,600

10,895

11,651

9,360

8,654

7,821

714

7,124

100,000

46,700

0

0

0

0

0

11,875

0

100,000

N/A

N/A

20,978

14,096

14,188

10,629

9,836

7,600

15,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,368

100,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3,425

25,279

11,310

15,365

35,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

18,812

20,151

100,000b

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

25,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

800,000

148,690

117,359

149,231

144,436

128,800

129,880

99,627

84

N/A = Facility not completed or the Authority did not hold a Water Storage Permit for the Facility in that year.
(a)

(b)

The permitted volume for GRUSP is 200,000 acre-feet per year; however, the actual volume that the facility is capable of receiving is
approximately 100,000 acre-feet per year. Although the figures in this Inventory are based on the permitted volume at GRUSP of
200,000 acre-feet, subtracting 100,000 acre-feet has no impact on the ability to achieve the Authority’s objectives in the Phoenix
AMA.
Facility is permitted for 150,000 acre-feet for the first 4 years and 87,500 acre-feet for the next 16 years, the 100,000 acre-feet listed
is a weighted average.

Pinal Active Management Area
There are currently seven permitted storage facilities in the Pinal AMA, four of which are
USFs, only permitted for storing effluent, and three are GSFs permitted to store CAP
water.

The total permitted capacity for facilities capable of receiving and storing CAP

water is 285,000 acre-feet per year 4 . There were no new facilities permitted in the Pinal
AMA since 1997 that provide additional storage capacity to the Authority.

4
Again, the Authority recognizes that much of the capacity may not be available for water banking purposes
due to higher priority storage obligations of the facility and other factors, however, the Authority is the
primary storing partner in the Pinal AMA at this time.

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The Authority holds water storage permits in the Pinal AMA totaling 285,000 acre-feet
per year equal to the total volume of all permitted storage facilities in the Pinal AMA
capable of receiving CAP water each year. Table 2, illustrates the annual accumulation
of long-term storage credits earned by the Authority at storage facilities for which the
Authority currently holds water storage permits. The total cumulative balance of longterm storage credits in the Pinal AMA is 706,703 acre-feet (calculated through December
of 2004).

Table 2: CAP Credits Earned Annually at Storage Facilities Located in the Pinal AMA by the
Arizona Water Banking Authority – Calendar Years 1997 through 2004
FACILITY
(Type)
CAIDD
(GSF)
HIDD
(GSF)
MSIDD
(GSF)
TOTAL
(a)

AWBA
Water
Storage
Permit
Capacity
(AF)

1997
(AF)

1998
(AF)

1999
(AF)

2000
(AF)

2001
(AF)

2002a
(AF)

2004a
(AF)

2003
(AF)

110,000

39,628

7,405

5,509

11,617

10,005

38,243

5,015

12,652

55,000

45,763

35,816

38,053

52,021

51,180

52,247

25,460

15,660

120,000

59,974

30,645

19,201

26,875

43,479

49,045

10,059

21,151

285,000

145,365

73,866

62,763

90,513

104,664

139,535

40,534

49,463

Credits include 61,098 and 9,191 acre-feet in 2002 and 2004, respectively for Interstate Water Banking.

Tucson Active Management Area
There are currently 15 permitted storage facilities located in the Tucson AMA. Of these
facilities, nine are USFs permitted for storage of approximately 171,000 acre-feet per
year of CAP water and 61,647 acre-feet per year of effluent or other surface water
supplies. The remaining six are GSFs permitted for storage of approximately 83,000
acre-feet per year of CAP water.
There have been a number of facilities in the Tucson AMA that have increased permitted
volumes since the initial Inventory. In addition, some facilities that were permitted as
“Pilot” or short-term facilities have since been permitted as long-term projects. The total
volume of all permitted existing storage facilities in the Tucson AMA capable of receiving
CAP water increased from 48,831 acre-feet per year to approximately 254,000 acre-feet
per year 5 .
As with the other AMAs, the Authority recognizes that much of the capacity may not be available for water
banking purposes due to higher priority storage obligations of the facility and other factors.

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The following are new facilities permitted since the initial Inventory that have storage
capacity available to the Authority: CAWCD Lower Santa Cruz Replenishment Project
USF (50,000 Af/Yr, not to exceed 600,000 in storage); Herb Kai-Red Rock GSF (11,231
Af/Yr), and Herb Kai-Avra Valley GSF (12,513 Af/Yr).
In the Tucson AMA the Authority holds water storage permits totaling 211,359 acre-feet
per year. Table 3, illustrates the annual accumulation of long-term storage credits
earned by the Authority at storage facilities for which the Authority currently holds water
storage permits. Shaded facilities are those that have been issued since the initial
Inventory. The total long-term storage credit balance for the Authority in the Tucson
AMA is 296,208 acre-feet (calculated through end of 2004).
Table 3: CAP Credits Earned Annually at Storage Facilities Located in the Tucson AMA by the
Arizona Water Banking Authority – Calendar Years 1997 through 2004
FACILITY
(Type)
Avra Valley
(USF)
CAVSARP
(USF)
Pima Mine
Road
(USF)
BKW Farms
(GSF)
Lower Santa
Cruz
(USF)
Kai – Red
Rock
(GSF)
Kai – Avra
Valleyb
(GSF)
TOTAL

AWBA
Water
Storage
Permit
Capacitya
(AF)

1997
(AF)

1998
(AF)

1999
(AF)

2000
(AF)

2001
(AF)

2002
(AF)

2003
(AF)

2004
(AF)

11,000

1,996

2,569

3,342

1,860

5,945

6,408

3,335

5,715

80,000

936

6,993

6,894

9,858

0

0

7,160

5,616

30,000

N/A

1,755

9,912

7,008

12,478

21,044

16,349

17,205

16,615

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1,451

0

50,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

15,803

22,465

24,512

28,776

39,506

11,231

N/A

N/A

N/A

2,645

1,055

1,636

2,937

1,045

12,513

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

211,359

2,932

11,317

20,148

37,174

41,942

53,600

60,008

69,087

N/A = Facility not completed or the Authority did not hold a Water Storage Permit for the Facility in that year.
(a)

Although the CAVSARP facility is permitted for 80,000 af/yr for 20 years, the total in storage cannot exceed 1.2MAF.
Likewise the Lower Santa Cruz Replenishment facility is permitted for 50,000 AF/Yr, but total storage cannot exceed
500,000 AF.
(b)
Kai-Avra Valley GSF does not currently have an operating distribution system in place.

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Outside AMAs
Currently there are two permitted USFs located outside of the AMAs capable of receiving
CAP water: the Vidler Recharge Facility and the SR260/Arizona Department of
Transportation (ADOT) Underground Storage Facility.
The Vidler Underground Storage Project, located in the Harquahala Valley, is permitted
for 100,000 acre-feet per year. Although the Authority holds a water storage permit at
this facility for this same volume, its agreement with the Vidler Water Company for use
of the facility has expired and not been renewed. While the Vidler Water Company has
stored approximately 62,596 acre-feet through 2004, the Authority has not utilized this
facility.
The SR260/Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Underground Storage Facility
is located near Payson in central Arizona. This facility has been constructed primarily to
mitigate potential decreases in local groundwater levels due to groundwater use for the
expansion of SR260. Water storage at the facility has been designated as nonrecoverable water. It is not a facility that could accommodate the Authority’s
participation.
There is also currently one facility outside the AMAs that is permitted to receive and
store effluent. The City of Sierra Vista USF, located in southeastern Arizona, is
permitted to store 4,149 acre-feet of effluent annually, but is limited to a maximum of
27,383 acre-feet at any one time. It consists of 11 infiltration basins that vary in size
between 1 and 2.7 acres.
In addition to USFs, there is an application pending with ADWR for a GSF in the
Harquahala Valley Irrigation District located near the western border of Maricopa
County. The proposed GSF is not expected to include all the farms located within the
District.

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TABLE 4A - PHOENIX AMA Underground Storage Facilities
MAP
LOC.

FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

Granite Reef Underground
Storage Project (GRUSP):
Recharge of CAP water,
Salt and Verde River water,
Plan 6 water and City of
Mesa effluent through inchannel basins within the
Salt River just below the CAP
interconnect at the Granite
Reef Dam in the east Salt
River Valley (ESRV)
subbasin.
CAWCD/Hieroglyphic
Mountains Recharge Project:
STATE DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT. Annual recharge
of CAP via basins. Located
in the West Salt River Valley
(WSRV) subbasin.

200,000

Agua Fria Recharge Project
(Managed): STATE
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
In-channel recharge project,
located in the Agua Fria
River in the northern portion
of the WSRV, that, in
combination with 71569776, cannot store more
than 100,000 acre-feet per
annum of CAP for 20 years.
Located in the southern
portion of the Lake Pleasant
subbasin in the northern
portion of the AMA.
Agua Fria Recharge Project
(Constructed): STATE
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
Recharge project that, in
combination with 71569775, cannot store more
than 100,000 acre-feet per
annum of CAP for 20 years.

100,000

WATER STORAGE PERMIT
NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER
MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

100,000 6 , 7
44,000
20,000
10,235
80,000
7,000
200,000
10,000 8
20,000 9
200,000

Past operations have
had to scale back
volume due to water
level rise at nearby
landfill. Realistic
annual volume is
under 100,000 AF per
year

CAP WATER
Salt River
Project

71-516371.0000
(12/24/90 to
12/31/10)

T2N,
R6E

CAWCD
71-584466.0002
(03/28/03 to
12/31/21)

T5N,
R2W

CAWCD

71-569775.0003
(06/14/04 to
05/31/19)

T4N,
R1E

CAWCD

T4N,
R1E

71-569776.0003
(06/14/04 to
05/31/19)

T1N,
R7E

71-535755.0000
(09/22/93 to
09/02/08)

T4N,
R1W

71-556007.0001
WITHDRAWN

City of
Mesa

Del Webb
Grand

Red Mountain: Infiltration of
CAP water utilizing a multipurpose lake and recharge
wells at Red Mountain
District Park locate din east
Mesa.
Del Webb Sun City Grand:
Storage of CAP water via
trenches. Located in the
WSRV.

73-516371.1: SRP
73-516371.3: Mesa
73-516371.4: Chandler

73-516371.0501: Gilbert
73-516371.6: Phoenix

73-516371.0701: Tempe
73-516371.8: CAWCD
73-516371.9: Scottsdale
73-516371.11: Peoria
73-516371.12: AWBA

35,000

(see above)

73-584466.0100: CAWCD
73-584466.0200: AWBA
73-584466.0300: Peoria
73-584466.0400: Goodyear
73-584466.0500: DMB Whitetank
73-584466.0600: Avondale
73-584466.0700: Chandler
73-584466.0800: Del Webb Corp
(pending)
73-569775.0100: CAWCD
73-569775.0200: AWBA
73-569775.0300: Duke Energy
73-569775.0400: Peoria
73-569775.0500: Goodyear
73-569775.0600: Gilbert
73-569775.0700: Avondale
73-569775.0800: Chandler
73-569775.0900: Del Webb Corp
(pending)

73-569776.0100: CAWCD
73-569776.0200: AWBA
73-569776.0300: Duke Energy
73-569776.0400: Peoria
73-569776.0500: Goodyear
73-569776.0600: Gilbert
73-569776.0700: Avondale
73-569776.0800: Chandler
73-569776.0900: Del Webb Corp
(pending)

35,000
35,000
10,000
13,000
40
20,000
30,000
10,000

Permit has been
modified for nontechnical reasons.
Initial permit was
issued in 2001.

100,000
100,000
1,000
9,000
13,000
100,000
20,000
30,000

Facility was first
permitted in 2001.
Facility has recharged
less than its permitted
volume to avoid
water-level alert level
exceedances. The
permit had been
modified recently to
raise the water-level
alert levels.

10,000

(see above)

Flows from the
managed portion of
the facility terminate
at the constructed
portion of the facility,
which consists of
infiltration basins

2,000

73-535755: Mesa

2,000

Project has not
operated due to
broken inflow meters
on recharge wells.

4,000

73-556006: Del Webb

4,000

This project was
withdrawn in 2005

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Plan 6 Water WSP 73-516371.2 SRP = 200,000 acre-feet; WSP 73-516371.3 Mesa = 67,958 acre-feet; WSP 73-516371.4 Chandler =40,350 acre-feet
Salt & Verde River Water for Annual Storage & Recovery WSP 73-548928 Chandler = 84,570 acre-feet; WSP 73-548929 SRP = 200,000 acre-feet; 73-550663
Mesa = 85,869 acre-feet; and WSP 73-547504 for 200,00 acre-feet of Displaced Verde River water.
8
Volume includes permit for use of Plan 6 Water
9
Volume includes permit for use of Salt/Verde River Water for Annual Storage and Recovery.
* AWBA Storage
7

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TABLE 4A - PHOENIX AMA Underground Storage Facilities
MAP
LOC.

T4N,
R4E

T1S,
R6E

FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

City of
Scottsdale

Water Campus: Storage of
micro-filtered effluent and
CAP water via vadose zone
recharge wells and 1 ASR
well in the north Scottsdale
area.

Town of
Gilbert

Riparian Preserve at Water
Ranch: Recharge
basin/wildlife system for
storage of CAP water,
Salt/Verde water, and
effluent. Located in the East
Salt River Valley (ESRV)
subbasin.
Avondale Wetlands: Wetland
treatment and recharge
project, located adjacent to
the Agua Fria River just
north of McDowell Road, for
storage of CAP and SRP
waters.

Phase I
16,800
through
12/31/2010
Phase II
33,400 from
01/01/11 to
08/04/18)
4,369

71-560648. 0002
(02/19/04 to
08/04/18)

71-564416.0000
(12/03/98 to
11/30/18)

City of
Avondale

T2N,
R1W

71-565257.0001
(10/19/05 to
12/31/23)

T6N,
R2E

71-566962.0006
(11/15/05 to
02/12/08)

T3N,
R5E

71-574911.0001
(08/15/01 to
08/17/20)

T3N,
R5W

71-578112.0000
(05/11/01 to
05/31/21)

T6N,
R5E

71-583022.0002
(06/13/05 to
01/31/22)

WATER STORAGE PERMIT
NO./HOLDER

73-560649:Scottsdale

73-564416: Gilbert

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER
MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

Phase I
16,800
through
12/31/2010
Phase II
33,400 from
01/01/11 to
08/04/18)
4,369

Permit modified to
include additional
recharge wells and
increase permit
volume. Initial permit
issued 1998

Facility was modified
to increase the permit
volume from 10,000 to
15,000AF/yr and
extend the duration 5
years. May be
modified in the future
to include effluent.
The facility was
initially permitted in
1999 for 2-years to
test the trench
recharge
methodology.

15,000

73-565257.0001: Avondale

15,000

Arizona
American
Water Co.

Anthem Recharge Facility:
Recharge of CAP and
effluent via recharge
trenches. Located in the far
northern portion of the AMA
at the Anthem development.

10,000

73-566962.0205:AAWC

10,000

City of
Scottsdale

West World Golf Course:
Annual recharge of CAP via
vadose zone recharge wells.
Located in North Scottsdale.
West Maricopa Combine, Inc
(MANAGED): Annual
recharge of CAP within the
Hassayampa River channel
in the far western portion of
the AMA.
North Scottsdale Aquifer
Storage & Recovery Project:
– Annual recharge of CAP
via vadose zone wells.
Located in the Carefree
subbasin.
New River Agua Fria
Underground Storage
Project: Annual recharge of
CAP, surface water, and
effluent via basins. Storage
shall not exceed 1,250,000
AF over 20 years.

1,000

73-574911: Scottsdale

1,000

25,000

73-578112.0100:Water
Utility of Greater Buckeye
73-578112.0200: Water Utility of
Greater Tonopah
73-578112.0300: AWBA

25,000

73-583022.0200: CAWCD
73-583022.0300: Scottsdale

3,642
3,642

West
Maricopa
Combine
Inc.
(#2)
City of
Scottsdale

Salt River
Project

T2N,
R1E

71-588558.0002
(12/22/05 to
12/22/25)

T5N,
R2E

71-591936.0000
(02/05/04 to
02/28/12)

T3N,
R7W

71-593305.0000
(09/01/05 to
09/01/25

T2S,
R6E

71-595198.0000
(11/30/04 to
11/30/24)

Town of
Gilbert

T5N,
R2E

71-595208.0000
(12/12/05 to
12/12/25)

City of
Phoenix

City of
Phoenix
CAWCD

Tramanto Recharge Facility:
Annual recharge of CAP
water via recharge wells.
Tonopah Desert Recharge
Project: Annual recharge of
CAP water via basins.
Located near the western
border of the Phoenix AMA.
South Recharge Facility:
Annual recharge of CAP and
effluent via basins.
Phoenix North Gateway:
Annual recharge of CAP
water via recharge wells.

3,642

30,000 1st 2
yrs
50,000 yrs
3-5
75,000 yrs
6-20

1,935

73-588558.0001:
73-588558.0200:
73-588558.0300:
73-588558.0400:

SRP
Chandler
Glendale
Avondale

43
64

see facility
“
“
(3,000 yr 12, 4,000 yr
3-5, 7,500 yr
6-20)

73-591936.0000: Phoenix

1,935

150,000 1st
4 years
87,500 yrs
5-20

73-593305.0000:
73-593305.0200:
73-593305.0300:
73-593305.0400:
73-593305.0500:
Corp.

see facility
10,000
see facility
30,000
10,000

10,098

73-595198.0000: Gilbert

10,098

1,742

73-595208.0000: Phoenix

1,742

CAWCD
Gilbert
AWBA
Chandler
Del Webb

Gilbert may apply to
increase permit
volume. Increased
storage would be
primarily for effluent.

Facility is not yet
operational. First year
of operation will help
show long-term
feasibility.
Initially permitted in
2002. Used primarily
for CAGRD
replenishment to
provide physical
availability for AWS.
Facility is under
construction.

Recharge commenced
January 2006.

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TABLE 4A - PHOENIX AMA Underground Storage Facilities
MAP
LOC.

FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

T3N,
R5W

71-550601.0000
(06/13/03 To
06/30/23)

PERMIT
HOLDER

West
Maricopa
Combine
Inc.
(#1)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

West Maricopa Combine, #1
(MANAGED): Annual
recharge Of CAP water
within the Hassayampa River
channel in the far western
portion of the AMA.

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

25,000

WATER STORAGE PERMIT
NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER
MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

none

PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR CAP WATER FACILITIES

71-591939.0000

Carefree Water Co.

Carefree
Water Co.

Recharge Facility at Desert
Forest Golf Club: Recharge
of CAP water via wells.

CAWCD

Superstition Mtn. Recharge
Project: Recharge of CAP
water via basins.

56,500

CAWCD

City of
Mesa

NWWRP: Recharge of
effluent at the Mesa NW
Water Reclamation Plant
through recharge basins
located adjacent to the Salt
River, downstream from
GRUSP.

8,963

73-518105: Mesa

8,963

City of
Mesa

Salt River Pima Maricopa
Indian Community: Annual
recharge of effluent from
the City of Mesa Northwest
Wastewater Reclamation
Plant via basins.
Tumbleweed Regional Park:
Annual recharge of effluent
via 30 vadose zone recharge
wells and ASR wells. Located
in southern portion of the
ESRV subbasin.

8,962

73-563885: Mesa

8,962

71-207702.0000

This application has
not had activity in the
last 2 years, and may
be canceled.

EFFLUENT

T1N,
R5E

T1N,
R5E

71-518105.0001
(08/07/01 to
03/31/08)

71-563885.0002
(04/26/02 to
05/31/03)
EXPIRED

City of
Chandler

T2S,
R5E

71-560347.0004
(05/11/04 to
05/06/23)

Town of
Gilbert

T1S,
R5E

71-520379.0000
(01/01/95 to
10/18/13)

T4N,
R1E

71-534362.0003
(09/16/04 to
04/14/20)

T2S,
R5E

71-541455.0001
(11/21/00 to
03/02/14)

AZ. –
American
Water Co.

City of
Chandler

11,200
not to
exceed
100,000

73-560347: Chandler

Riparian Preserve at Neely
Ranch: Recharge of
effluent from the Gilbert
Wastewater Treatment Plant
through basins and an
injection well. Located in
southern portion of the ESRV
subbasin.
Sun City West Wastewater
Treatment Plant: Recharge
of effluent into infiltration
basins located adjacent to
the Agua Fria River in the
WSRV subbasin.

3,314

73-520379: Gilbert

5,600

73-534362.0100: AAWC – Sun
City
73-534362.0200: AAWC –Agua
Fria
73-534362.0300:AAWC –Sun
City West

Chandler Intel Facility:
Recharge of effluent from
the Intel plant through
injection wells. Located in
southern portion of the ESRV
subbasin.

3,100

73-541455: Chandler

11,200
not to exceed
100,000

3,314

3,041.50
5,600
3,041.50

3,100

Small amount of
recharge < 4mgd.
This site is not
expected to recharge
anymore than this
long-term. 08/01
permit modified for
new basin design and
how flows will be
metered in each
Phase.
Poor infiltration rates
and rising water levels
(alert level
exceedences limit
storage capacity).
Initially permitted in
1997 for 5,600 AF/yr
via 17 recharge wells.
Vadose zone wells
were not performing
as well as expected.
Permit was modified
to add additional
wells, increase the
volume, and extend
the duration by 5 yrs.
This facility will be
phased out due to PCE
contamination at a
nearby property.
Volume will be
transferred to 71564416 and to new
projects.
Initially permitted in
1993 for 3,042.5
AF/yr. Conveyed from
Del Webb. Permit was
modified to increase
the annual volume.
Located in South
Chandler, wells
recharging into middle
alluvial unit.

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TABLE 4A - PHOENIX AMA Underground Storage Facilities
MAP
LOC.

T2S,
R5E

FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

71-546845.0001
(01/24/03 to
05/02/16)

T4N,
R1E

71-552479.0002
(12/29/04 to
12/31/24)

T3N,
R1W

71-562521.0002
(07/16/03 to
11/30/21)

T2S,
R5E

71-560427.0000
(05/19/00 to
12/31/17)

T1S,
R4E

71-563943.0001
(01/28/00 to
01/31/20)

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

Ocotillo
Mgmt.
Group

Ocotillo Springs: Recharge of
effluent through overflow
vadose zone wells. Located
in southern portion of the
ESRV subbasin.

500

City of
Peoria

Beardsley Road Wastewater
Treatment Plant: Recharge
of effluent annually through
infiltration basins. Located
at Peoria’s WWTP at
Beardsley Rd. and 111th Ave.
(WSRV subbasin).

City of
Surprise

City of Surprise Waste Water
Treatment Facility: Annual
recharge of effluent
through infiltration basins.
(WSRV subbasin).

Phase I, 1st
yr 2,240
Phase II,
5yrs 4,480
Phase III,
3 yrs 6,720
Phase IV,
7yrs 13,441
Phase V 4
yrs 17,920
not to
exceed
210,580
8,066

73-562521.0002: Surprise

8,066

Pima
Utilities

Sun Lakes: Annual recharge
of effluent through 4
Annual Storage & Recovery
wells. Located in the
southern portion of the ESRV
subbasin.
Tempe Ken MacDonald Golf
Course Recharge Facility:
Annual recharge of effluent
via 6 vadose zone recharge
wells. (ESRV subbasin).
Goodyear Soil Aquifer
Treatment Facility: Recharge
of effluent from the
Goodyear WWTP via
infiltration basins (WSRV
subbasin).

628

73-560428: Pima Utilities

628

City of
Tempe

City of
Goodyear

T1N,
R1W

71-566367.0000
(08/10/98 to
08/10/18)

T2N,
R1W

71-586730.0000
(03/12/03 to
03/31/23)

T3N,
R6E

71-591940.0000
(08/10/04 to
08/10/24)

City of
Glendale

Fountain
Hills
Sanitary
District
City of
Glendale

T4N,
R1E

71-591934.0000
(01/23/04 to
01/31/24)

Glendale Aquifer Recharge
Facility: Annual recharge of
effluent over a two-year
period via
basins/trenches/wells (WSRV
subbasin).
Fountain Hills Sanitary
District: Annual recharge of
effluent via ASR wells.
Located in the Fountain Hill
subbasin in the northeastern
portion of the AMA.
City of Glendale/Arrowhead
Ranch Recharge Facility:
Annual recharge of effluent
via vadose zone recharge
and ASR wells. (WSRV
subbasin).

WATER STORAGE PERMIT
NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER
MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

73-546844: Ocotillo

500

73-552498: Peoria

Same as
facility

Initially permitted in
1996. Low recharge
rates due to clogging
of shallow vadose
zone wells. Permit was
modified to reduce
annual volume from
2,500 to 500 AF/yr.
Initially permitted in
1996. Permit was
modified to add
additional basins,
increase the volume
and extend the
duration by 8 years.

Initially permitted in
1997. Permit was
modified for clerical
error.

3,400

73-563943: Tempe

3,400

The City of Tempe has
ceased operation of
the USF for 5 years.

3,360

73-566367: Goodyear

3,360

7,841

73-571065: Glendale

7,841

Facility is likely to be
withdrawn because
the area will be
developed. Goodyear
has indicated they
may want to apply to
increase the permit
volume for the time
remaining.
Initially permitted as a
pilot project for 4,816
Af/yr. Water level rises
must stay below
landfill and sand &
gravel operation.
Initially permitted as a
pilot project for 1,904
AF/yr. Direct injection
into aquifer.

2,240.6

2,300 with

maximum
storage not
to exceed
124,226 AF
in storage
at any one
time.

73-575984:FHSD

73-581370.0000: Glendale

2,240.6

2,300

Initially permitted as
pilot project for 4,000
AF. Wells are
performing according
to design. Additional
wells were added for
the full-scale project.

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TABLE 4A - PHOENIX AMA Underground Storage Facilities
MAP
LOC.

FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

T2S,
R5E

71-583023.0000
(09/17/01 to
09/30/21)

T1S,
R8E

71-584469.0000
(03/07/05 to
03/07/25)

T2S,
R6E

71-588551.0000
(11/24/03 to
11/30/23)

T1S,
R9E

71-591929.0000
(04/14/03 to
04/30/23)

T1S,
R6E

71-591935.0000
(11/30/04 to
11/30/24)

T4N,
R3E

71-595199.0002
(12/12/05 to
12/12/25)

T3N,
R1W

71-595207.0000
(04/28/05 to
04/28/10)

PERMIT
HOLDER

City of
Chandler
(Ocotillo)

Superstition
Mtns.
Community
Fac. No. 1

City of
Chandler

Gold
Canyon
Sewer Co.

Town of
Gilbert
City of
Phoenix

City of El
Mirage

Town of
Buckeye

T2N,
R5W

71-205381.0000
(12/02/05 to
12/02/25)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

Ocotillo Recharge and
Recovery Facility: Annual
recharge of effluent from
the Ocotillo WWTP via wells.
(ESRV subbasin).
Superstition Mtns.
Community Facilities District
#1 USF: Annual recharge of
effluent via basins and
vadose zone wells. (WSRV
subbasin).
Chandler Heights Recharge
Project: Annual recharge of
effluent via infiltration
basins. (WSRV subbasin).
Gold Canyon Wastewater
Treatment Plant: Annual
recharge of effluent via
infiltration basins. (WSRV
subbasin).
Gilbert Municipal Center:
Annual recharge of effluent
via vadose zone wells.
(WSRV subbasin)
Cave Creek Wastewater
Reclamation Plant Recharge
Facility: Annual recharge of
effluent via vadose wells.
(ESRV subbasin).
El Mirage Managed USF:
Annual recharge of effluent
in the Agua Fria channel.
(WSRV subbasin).
Tartesso Water Reclamation
Facility: Annual recharge of
effluent via infiltration
basins. Located in the
Tartesso development.
(Hassayampa subbasin).

1,300

73-583023.0000: Chandler

1,300

2,352

73-584469.0000: SMCFD. No. 1

2,352

2,240

73-588551.0000: Chandler

2,240

1,120

73-591929.0000: Gold Canyon
Sewer Co.

1,120

2,240

73-591935.0000: Gilbert

2,240

8,961

73-595199.0000: Phoenix

8,961

2,016

73-595199.0000: El Mirage

2,016

Up to
20,163

WATER STORAGE PERMIT
NO./HOLDER

73-205381: Town of Buckeye

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

Up to 20,163

ADWR
WATER
MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

Testing showed
favorable recharge
rates.

Effluent not delivered
to the golf course is
recharged. Company
may sell credits
earned.

Recharge is limited to
50 % of the volume of
groundwater pumped
from wells during a
year that are listed in
the permit. These
wells serve the
communities in the
Tartesso area.

PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR EFFLUENT FACILITIES

71-205388.0000

Lake
Pleasant
Sewer Co.

Johnson
Utilities LLC
71-207703.0000

71-207708.0000

71-207709.0000

Arizona
American
Water Co.(Agua Fria)
Johnson
Utilities LLC

Estates at Lakeside USF:
Annual recharge of effluent
via 2 injection wells. Located
in the Lake Pleasant
subbasin.
Pecan Recharge Facility:
Annual recharge of effluent
via vadose zone and/or
injection wells. (ESRV
subbasin).
Verrado: Annual recharge of
effluent via injection wells.
Located on the eastern side
of the White Tank Mtns.
(WSRV subbasin).
Santan Recharge Facility:
Annual recharge of effluent
via vadose zone recharge
wells. (ESRV subbasin)

73-205388.0000: Lake
Pleasant Sewer Co.

73-207703.0000: Johnson
Utilities

73-207708.0000: AZ American(Agua Fria)

73-207709.0000: Johnson
Utilities

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AWBA-Storage Facility Inventory Update

TABLE 4B - PHOENIX AMA Groundwater Savings Facilities
FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

WATER STORAGE PERMIT
NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER MANAGEMENT
& HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

CAP WATER
72-534439.0002
(03/10/98 to
12/31/06)
72-534550.0003
(12/27/05 to
12/27/10)
72-534753.0000
(04/21/92 to
12/31/95)

72-534888.0001
(02/17/04 to
12/31/07)

Tonopah Irrigation District:
Indirect recharge of CAP
water. Located in the
Hassayampa subbasin in the
far western portion of the
AMA.
Queen Creek ID: Indirect
recharge of CAP water.
(ESRV subbasin)
Chandler Heights Citrus
Irrigation District: Indirect
recharge of up to 3,000
acre-feet annually of CAP
water. (ESRV subbasin)
New Magma Irrigation
District: Indirect recharge of
CAP water. (ESRV subbasin)

15,000

73-534439: CAWCD
73-534439.1: Goodyear
73-534439.0200: AWBA

15,000
15,000
15,000

Applied for renewal.

28,000

73-534550.1000: AWBA
73-534550.0300: Gilbert
73-534550.0400: CAWCD

28,000
7,000
28,000

3,000

73-534753: CAWCD
73-534753.1000: AWBA

3,000
3,000

Renewed Permit.
Original permit issued
1999.
In-process of extension

54,000

40,000
54,000
54,000
20,000
20,000
20,000

Iniitally permitted in
1997.

RWCD

Roosevelt Water
Conservation District:
Indirect recharge of CAP
water and effluent. Plan of
operation modified to
include Plan 6 water.
(ESRV subbasin)

105,000

50,000
40,000
100,000
100,000
20,000
14,00
50,000

Initially permitted in
1995.

Salt River
Project

Salt River Project GSF:
Indirect recharge of CAP
water within the Salt River
Project boundaries. Located
in the central portion of the
AMA in both the ESRV and
WSRV subbasins.

200,000

Maricopa
Water
District

MWD: Indirect recharge of
CAP water within the MWD
boundaries. (WSRV
subbasin)

40,000

73-534888.0100: CAWCD
73-534888.0200 :Tempe
73-534888.0300: AWBA
73-534888.0400: WUCFD
73-534888.0500: Chandler
73-534888.0600: Resolution
Copper Mining, LLC
73-545695.1000: CAWCD
73-545695.2000: Chandler
73-545695.3002: Mesa
73-545695.6000: AWBA
73-545695.7000: WUCFD
73-545695.8000 : Phelps Dodge
73-545695.0900: Active
Resource Mgmt
73-555520: Glendale
73-557419: CAWCD
73-557648: Del Webb
73-553133.1000: Scottsdale
73-553133.2000: Peoria
73-553133.3000: Tempe
73-553133.4000: Chandler
73-553133.5000: Mesa
73-553133.6000: Phoenix
73-533133.7000:AWBA
73-533133.8000:CFV
73-533133.0900: Gilbert
73-558246.0200: AWBA
73-558246.0301 AAWC Sun City
73-558246.0401 AAWC Sun City
West
73-558246.0501: AAWC Agua
Fria
73-558246.0601: Goodyear
73-558246.0701: Del Webb
Corporation
73-558246.0800: CAWCD
(pending)

20,000
200,000
50,000
20,000
40,000
25,000
20,000
30,000
100,000
100,000
40,000
50,000
40,000
4,189

Applied for renewal for
100,000 and the
addition of Plan 6 water
(New Conservation
space water);currently
operating under
extension of existing
license. Water storage
permit holders have
also applied for
renewals.
Initially permitted in
1998. Plan of Operation
was recently modified
to account for surface
water supplies made
available through
unforeseen precipitation
events.

Tonopah
Irrigation
District

Queen Creek
Irrigation
District
CAWCD

New Magma
Irrigation &
Drainage
District

72-545695.0003
(03/26/04 to
12/31/10)

72-553133.0001
(06/01/96 to
12/31/05)

72-558246.0002
(02/14/06 to
06/28/09)

2,372
11,093
10,000
10,000

EFFLUENT
72-534978.0000
(08/20/92 to
12/31/22)
72-571066.0000
(06/14/99 to
06/30/04)
EXPIRED

LPSCO

Robson
Comm.

LPSCO GSF: Indirect
recharge of effluent at
Suncor Farms. (WSRV
subbasin)
Robson GSF: Indirect
recharge of effluent for five
years. (WSRV subbasin)

840

110.40

73-534978: LPSCO

73-571066:PebbleCreek

840

110.40

GSF inactive, farms
developed.
PebbleCreek was
required to recover
50% of effluent stored
each year.

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TABLE 4B - PHOENIX AMA Groundwater Savings Facilities
FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

Roosevelt
Irrigation
District

RID: Indirect recharge of
effluent water.
(southwestern portion of the
WSRV subbasin)

30,000 or
60,000 in

RWCD

Roosevelt Water
Conservation District:
Indirect recharge of CAP
water and effluent. (ESRV
subbasin)

72-572386.0001
(01/21/04 to
12/31/08)

72-545695.0003
(03/26/04 to
12/31/10)

WATER STORAGE PERMIT
NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER MANAGEMENT
& HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

73-572386.0001: Phoenix

Same as
facility

Initially permitted in
2000. Permit was
modified to increase the
vol. to 60,000 for those
years in which the
RID/SRP water
exchange is not in
effect.

73-547123.0000: Chandler
73-545695.4000: Mesa

3,100
8,9000

Permit was modified to
increase the annual
volume by 5,000 af/yr.

years when
RID is
unable to
lease Salt
River
Project
wells.
105,000

PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR EFFLUENT GROUNDWATER SAVINGS FACILITIES
72-202387.0000

SD Farms

SD Farms: Indirect recharge
of effluent from City of
Surprise Treatment plant.
(WSRV subbasin)

73-202387.0000: Surprise

17

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Underground Water Storage, Savings, and Replenishment Program

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T5S

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Sun Lakes at Casa Grande

#
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$̀
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Eloy Reclaimed Water

#
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T10S

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T11S

T12S

T13S

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T14S

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< 5,000
5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 25,000
25,001 - 50,000
> 50,000
Effluent and CAP Water
CAP Water
Effluent Water
Cities
Pinal AMA Boundary
Major Roads

CAP Aqueduct
Gila River

Streams and Washes

Townships and Ranges
Hardrock

Non-Hardrock

0

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20 Miles

March 13, 2006

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DEPARTMENT
OF WATER
RESOURCES

AWBA-Storage Facility Inventory Update

TABLE 4C - PINAL AMA Underground Storage Facilities
MAP
LOC.

FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

WATER STORAGE
PERMIT NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER
MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

Pinal Co.
Aug.
Authority

Hohokam Recharge Facility
#1: (PILOT PROJECT)
Recharge of CAP during a two
year period

850

73-588559.0000: PCWAA

850

Recharging into multiuse irrigation/recharge
basin. Only 500 AFA
are available by
contract.

Town of
Florence

North Florence Recharge
Facility: Annual recharge of
effluent via infiltration
basins.
Eloy Reclaimed Water
Recharge Project: Annual
recharge of effluent via
infiltration basins.
Sun Lakes at Casa Grande:
Annual recharge 340.4 acrefeet effluent water via basins
and vadose zone wells.

135

73-519876.0000: Florence

135

Initial permit issued
1995.

CAP WATER
T6S
R7E

71-588559.0000
(08/30/02 to
08/30/04)
EXPIRED

EFFLUENT
T4S
R9E

71-519876.0001
(12/11/02 to
12/31/12)

T7S
R7E

71-591932.0000
(02/03/04 to
02/03/24

T7S
R7E

71-591938.0000
(12/10/03 to
12/31/23)

City of
Eloy
Picacho
Sewer Co.

2,240

73-591932.0000: Eloy

2,240

340.4

73-591938: Sun Lakes

340.4

PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR EFFLUENT FACILITIES
71-209000.0000

Arizona
City
Sanitary
District

Annual recharge of effluent
via basins.

73-209000.0000: AZ
City Sanitary District

19

PINAL AMA GROUNDWATER SAVINGS FACILITIES
Groundwater Storage, Savings, and Replenishment Program

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T5S

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!
Central Arizona
Irrigation & Drainage
District

T8S

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Hohokam
Irrigation District

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Maricopa - Stanfield
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Cities
Pinal AMA Boundary
Major Roads
CAP Aqueduct
Gila River
Streams and Washes
Townships and Ranges
Hardrock
Non-Hardrock
Permitted Groundwater Savings Facilities
Central Arizona Irrigation & Drainage District
Hohokam Irrigation District
Maricopa - Stanfield Irrigation & Drainage District

^

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20 Miles

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ARIZONA
DEPARTMENT
OF WATER
RESOURCES

AWBA-Storage Facility Inventory Update

TABLE 4D - PINAL AMA Groundwater Savings Facilities
FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

WATER STORAGE
PERMIT NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER
MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

CAP
72-531381.0003
(12/31/04 to
12/31/09)
72-531382.0002
(01/23/04 to
12/31/07)

72-534489.0002
(01/12/04 to
12/31/06)

Maricopa
Stanfield
I.D.D.

Indirect recharge of CAP
water at MSIDD.

120,000

73-531381.1000: AWBA
73-531381.2000: PCWAA
73-531381.0300: CAWCD
(pending)

120,000
120,000
120,000

CAIDD

Indirect recharge of CAP
water annually at Central
Arizona Irrigation and
Drainage District.

110,000

110,000
110,000
25,000

Hohokam
ID

Indirect recharge of CAP
water annually at Hohokam
Irrigation District.

55,000

73-531382:CAWCD
73-531382.1000:AWBA
73-531382.2000
Pinal County Water
Augmentation Authority
73-534489: CAWCD
73-552883: Eloy
73-534489.1000: AWBA
73-534489.2000: PCWAA

40,000
27,033
55,000
25,000

GSF permit was
renewed. CAWCD
filed a new WS
application for this
GSF.
Initially permitted in
1997.

Initially permitted in
1997.

21

TUCSON AMA PERMITTED UNDERGROUND STORAGE FACILITIES
Groundwater Storage, Savings, and Replenishment Program
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R13E

R12E

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T8S
R15E

T9S
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T10S

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Wash

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T18S

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Pima Mine Road Full
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Lower Santa
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Lo
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T11S

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Wash
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Permitted USF Volume
(acre - feet per year)

#
#
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T20S

#
#
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T21S

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T22S

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< 5,000

5,001 - 10,000

10,001 - 25,000
25,001 - 50,000
>50,000
Surface Water
Effluent Water
CAP Water

USF Permit Applications in Progress
Cities

Lower Santa Cruz Managed
Santa Cruz Managed

Tucson AMA Boundary
Major Roads

CAP Aqueduct

Santa Cruz River

T23S

´
0

5

10

Streams and Washes

Townships and Ranges

T24S

Hardrock

Non-Hardrock

20 Miles

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DEPARTMENT
OF WATER
RESOURCES

AWBA-Storage Facility Inventory Update

TABLE 4E - TUCSON AMA Underground Storage Facilities
MAP
LOC.

FACILITY
PERMIT
No.

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT
DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

WATER STORAGE
PERMIT NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

50,000,
not to
exceed
600,000 in
storage

73-561366.0000: CAWCD
73-561366.0201: AWBA
73-561366.0300: MDWID
73-561366.0400: Robson
Communities
73-561366.05: Town of
Marana

30,000
50,000
15,000
4,000

Initially permitted in
1999. Modified to
increase vol. From 30,000
Af/Yr. High infiltration
rates. High water level
response in monitoring
well.

73-578806.0101:Tucson
73-578806.0201:AWBA

80,000
80,000

Initially permitted as fullscale in 2001. Increased
permit volume.

73-564896.0000: CAWCD
73-564896.0100: MDWID
73-564896.0200: AWBA

11,000
11,000
11,000
11,000

Varied infiltration rates.
High water level rise in
monitor well.
STATE
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.
STATE DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.

CAP WATER
CAWCD

T12S
R11E

71-561366.0002
(11/28/03 to
02/28/19)

T13S
R11E

71-578806.0001
(01/10/05 to
10/01/25)

T12S
R11E

71-564896.0000
(03/27/98 to
03/27/18)

T16S
R14E

71-577501.0001
(05/24/04 to
09/06/20)

City of Tucson
/Tucson Water
CAWCD

Lower Santa Cruz
Replenishment
Project:
STATE
DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT. Annual
recharge of CAP
via basins.
CAVSARP: Annual
recharge of CAP
via basins
Avra Valley
Recharge Project:
Annual recharge of
CAP via basins.

CAWCD

Pima Mine Road
Full-Scale Recharge
Project: Annual
recharge of CAP
via infiltration
basins.

City of Tucson,
Tucson Water

Sweetwater:
Recharge of
Tucson effluent
via infiltration
basins.
Santa Cruz
Managed Recharge
Project: Recharge
of effluent via
managed
streambed in the
Santa Cruz River.
Marana High Plains
Effluent Recharge
Project: Annual
recharge of
surface water.
Robson Ranch
Quail Creek:
Annual recharge of
effluent via basins
Lower Santa Cruz
River Managed
Recharge Project:
Annual recharge of
effluent via
managed
streambed in Santa
Cruz River from Ina
Rd. to Trico Rd.

80,000 not
to exceed
1.2 M in
storage
11,000

73-564896.0300: Town of
Marana
30,000

CAWCD
Tucson
AWBA
GVWC

30,000
30,000
30,000
1,900

6,500

73-520083: Tucson Water

6,500

“Put and Take” USF is
operating as expected.

9,307

73-545943.0100:Tucson
73-545943.0200:Bureau
of Reclamation

9,307
9,307

Initially permitted in
1999.

600

73-563876.0102: CMID

600

Initially permitted in
2000.

Initially permitted in
2001.

not to
exceed
500,000
in storage

73-577501.0100:
73-577501.0200:
73-577501.0300:
73-577501.0401:

30,000

EFFLUENT
T13S
R13E

71-520083.0000
(07/07/97 to
10/25/08)

T13S
R13E

71-545944.0001
(5/05/00 to
5/05/20)

T11S
R11E

71-563876.0004
(09/26/05 to
09/26/07)

T18S
R13E

71-581379.0001
(12/17/03 to
04/02/21)

T11S
R10E
To
T12S
R12E

71-591928.0000
(11/04/03 to
11/30/23)

City of Tucson,
Tucson Water &
U.S. BOR

Pima County
Flood Control
District

Robson Ranch
Quail Creek
Tucson/
Pima County
WWM/Oro Valley/
Marana/
Metropolitan
DWID/CortaroMarana ID/Cortaro
Water Users
Assn./Avra Valley
IDD/ Flowing Wells
ID

2,240.3

73-581379:Robson Ranch
Quail Creek

2,240.3

43,000,
not to
exceed
680,000
AF total

73-591928.0000:
73-591928.0200:
73-591928.0300:
Valley
73-591928.0400:
County WWM
73-591928.0500:

43,000
4,000
2,589

Tucson
MDWID
Oro
Pima

5,980

USBOR

43,000

PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR EFFLUENT FACILITIES
T16S
R13E

Town of
Sahuarita
71-595209.0000

Town of Sahuarita
USF: Recharge of
effluent from the
Sahuarita WWTP
via basins

23

TUCSON AMA PERMITTED GROUNDWATER SAVINGS FACILITIES
Groundwater Storage, Savings, and Replenishment Program
R10E

R11E

T7S

R13E

R12E

z
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R14E

T8S
T9S

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Red Rock

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Cortaro Marana ID

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Avra Valley ID

T12S

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T20S

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BKW Farms

T21S

BKW Milewide
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T22S

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Cities

Major Roads

CAP Aqueduct

Santa Cruz River

Streams and Washes

T23S

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5

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Townships and Ranges

T24S

Hardrock

Non-Hardrock

20 Miles

2005

ARIZONA
DEPARTMENT
OF WATER
RESOURCES

AWBA-Storage Facility Inventory Update

TABLE 4F - TUCSON AMA Groundwater Savings Facilities
PERMIT NO.
FACILITY TYPE
(DURATION)

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

WATER STORAGE
PERMIT NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER MANAGEMENT
& HYDROLOGY
COMMENTS

Cortaro
Marana
Irrigation
District

Indirect recharge of
CAP water at the
Cortaro-Marana
Irrigation District.

20,000

73-538100.0100: STWC
73-538100.0300: MDWID
73-538100.0400: Marana
73-538100.0500: Flowing
Wells

20,000
10,000
5,000

CAWCD

Indirect recharge of
CAP water at BKW
Farms

16,614.6

73-538133.0300: Tucson
73-538133.0400: AWBA
73-538133.0500: CAWCD
73-555750.0001:MDWID

16,614.6
16,614.6
16,614.6
16,614.6

Initially permitted in
1999.

Herb Kai

Kai Farms-Red Rock in
Picacho: Indirect
recharge of CAP water.

11,231

73-558092.0100 : MDWID
73-558092.0200: CAWCD
73-558092.0300: STWC
73-558092.0400: Oro

11,231
11,231
11,231
6,000
11,231
11,231
11,231
627.20
627.20

Initially permitted in
1996.

12,513.37
12,513.37
12,513.37

Initially permitted in
1998.

CAP WATER
72-538100.0004
(12/17/04 to
04/02/08)

72-538133.0002
(01/14/04 to
01/31/09)

72-558092.0001
(01/14/04 to
12/31/06)

72-563502.0001
(01/14/04 to
12/31/09)
72-564430.0001
(01/14/04 to
04/02/08)
72-584465.0001
(03/01/04 to
12/31/16)

73-558092.0600: Tucson

CAWCD

Herb Kai

FICO

Milewide/BKW Farms:
Indirect recharge of
CAP
Kai-Avra GSF: Indirect
Recharge of CAP at
Avra Valley Irrigation
District.
Farmers Investment
Company: Indirect
recharge.

627.2

12,513.37

73-558092.0701: Vail WC
73-558092.0800: AWBA
73-563502.0000:CAWCD
73-563502.0200: Tucson
73-564430.0100:MDWID

73-564430.0200:AWBA
73-564430.0300:Tucson
22,000

none

Initially permitted in
1998.

4,354

Initially permitted in
1999.

Initially permitted in
2001.

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Underground Storage Facilities
Major Cities
Interstates

Arizona Boundary

Harquahala Valley Irrigation District Groundwater Savings Facility

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TABLE 4G - Outside AMA Underground Storage Facilities
MAP
LOC.

FACILITY
PERMIT NO.

T3N
R11W

71-576699.0004
(10/25/00 to
09/30/20)

T6N
R15W

71-571498.0002
(06/27/02 to
05/21/03)
EXPIRED

T4N
R14W

71-571309
(05/14/00
2-year permit)
EXPIRED

T11N
R11E

71-579155
(01/18/01 to
01/18/13)

T21S
R21E

71-583024
(08/13/01 to
06/30/23)

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT
DESCRIPTION

Vidler
Water
Company

Vidler Water Recharge
Project: Recharge of
CAP water through
infiltration basins and
vadose zone wells.

Arizona
Public
Service

Bouse Water Bank: Pilot
recharge project to
recharge CAP water
through infiltration
basins.
McMullen Valley Water
Conservation and
Drainage District:
Annual recharge of CAP
water via wells.
SR260/ADOT: Annual
recharge of CAP water
via wells.

Vicksburg
Farms

ADOT

City of
Sierra
Vista

Recharge of effluent
not to exceed 27,383
acre-feet of storage at
any one time.

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

100,000

5,000

WATER STORAGE
PERMIT NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY COMMENTS

73-576699.0100: Vidler
Water Co.
73-576699.0200: AWBA

100,000

Project has been
experiencing excessive
nitrate levels. Current study
is underway to determine
cause and expected duration
of elevated nitrate levels
Facility commenced
operation in 2002.

73-571498.0002: APS

100,000

5,000

10,000

150

73-579155: ADOT

150

NON-RECOVERABLE

4,149

73-583024: Sierra Vista

Facility used exclusively for a
“Water Exchange” with Salt
River Project to allow for use
of surface water in exchange
for CAP water.

4,149

TABLE 4H - Outside AMA Groundwater Savings Facilities
PERMIT NO.
FACILITY TYPE
(DURATION)

PERMIT
HOLDER

PROJECT
DESCRIPTION

FACILITY
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

WATER STORAGE
PERMIT NO./HOLDER

WATER
STORAGE
PERMIT
VOLUME
(AF/YR)

ADWR
WATER MANAGEMENT &
HYDROLOGY COMMENTS

PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR CAP WATER GROUNDWATER SAVINGS FACILITIES

72-593304.0000

Harquahala
Valley
Irrigation
District

HVID: Indirect
recharge of CAP
water within the
HVID boundaries.
(Harquahala
subbasin)

50,000

No applications

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Potential Projects
The purpose of this section is to briefly describe, based on available information, any
projects that are being proposed that have yet to file for a facility permit with ADWR.
Although the Authority can store effluent in the event CAP water supplies are not
available, the focus of this discussion will be on potential facilities that may be available
to store CAP water. The following facilities may be important in allowing the Authority
to meet its objectives in the future.
Phoenix AMA
Phoenix AMA staff have met with many potential applicants regarding proposed facilities,
however, most of them are for the storage of effluent. The Gila River Indian Community
(Community) is expected to submit an application in the near future for a GSF on
Reservation. The proposed GSF is located both within the Phoenix and Pinal AMAs.
Individual water storage permits would be required for each AMA. The facility is only
expected to operate for 2-3 years. The Authority intends to pursue an agreement with
the Community for storage at this facility. Potential long-term storage credits accrued
by the Authority would allow the State to meet a portion of its firming obligations under
P.L.108-451, Sec.105 (a).
Other sites that have been identified for potential CAP storage projects include: Peoria
Lakeland Village located south of Lake Pleasant, and the City of Peoria north of Lakeland
Village.
Pinal AMA
No additional projects, other than the proposed GSF discussed above, have been
identified in the Pinal AMA.
Tucson AMA
Tucson Water is exploring the possibility of constructing an additional annual storage
and recovery project in the southern portion of the Avra Valley. The proposed annual
storage volume at this facility is 50,000 acre-feet. No other sites have been discussed
as potential projects in the Tucson AMA.
Outside AMAs
No additional projects have been identified outside the AMAs.

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Conclusion
The Authority currently holds water storage permits in all AMAs for approximately 1.3
million acre-feet.

Even recognizing that in any given year there is the potential that

much of this capacity may not be available for water banking purposes due to higher
priority storage obligations and other factors, the Authority finds and concludes that it is
likely that sufficient storage capacity exists for each area to meet the Authority’s
objectives.

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