Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2005-2006

Project Highlight:

McMicken Dam Fissure Risk Zone Remediation Project
In 2002, a District dam safety inspection revealed signs
of earth fissures, or deep cracks in the soil, near the
southern end of McMicken Dam, a 10-mile-long, 30foot-tall structure located in Surprise protecting homes,
commercial property, agriculture and Luke Air Force
Base. Earth fissures are detrimental to the integrity of a
dam structure. The District and its contractor realigned
the southernmost 1.5 miles of the dam to place the

embankment away from the zone of known fissures. A
new dam segment was constructed with an erosionresistant soil cement core designed to withstand
damage from potential future fissure activity in the
area. In addition, a new flood control basin was
constructed at the southernmost end of the project to
provide flood protection in the area where a segment of
the old dam was removed.

2801 West Durango Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85009
602-506-1501
www.fcd.maricopa.gov

Board of Directors
Per Arizona Revised Statute 48-3602,
the Flood Control District is governed
by a five-member Board of Directors
that also serves as the Board of
Supervisors for Maricopa County. The
Board of Directors exercises all the
powers and duties as ordinarily
exercised by governing bodies in the
acquisition and operation of property,
contracting, and regulatory functions.
Board members elect a new chairman
each year:
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Don Stapley, Chairman, District 2
Fulton Brock, District 1
Andrew Kunasek, District 3
Max Wilson, District 4
Mary Rose Wilcox, District 5

Flood Control
Advisory Board
The Flood Control Advisory Board
(FCAB) advises the Board of Directors
o n f l o o d c o n t ro l , f l o o d p l a i n
management, drainage and related
matters. The FCAB reviews the
District's planning studies, projects
and operations/maintenance
activities, and recommends to the
Board of Directors an annual budget,
including the five-year Capital
Improvement Program (CIP).
The FCAB consists of seven members.
Five of the seven members are
appointed by the Board of Directors
for five-year terms. The final two
members are ex officio representatives from Salt River Project and the
City of Phoenix. FCAB members also
serve the District as members of the
Floodplain Review Board and Board of
Hearing Review.
! Scott Ward, Chairman, District 1
! DeWayne Justice, Vice Chairman,
District 4
! Melvin Martin, Secretary, District 5
! Kent Cooper, District 2
! Hemant Patel, District 3
! Ray Acuña, Ex Officio,
City of Phoenix
! Paul Cherrington, Ex Officio,
Salt River Project

Engineering
The Engineering Division manages projects and programs in structure design,
hydrology and hydraulics (quantity, depth and flow of stormwater), engineering
applications development, river mechanics, flood warning systems,
mapping/surveying, sand and gravel mining regulation, and water quality.
! Performed in-house engineering design work for 2-D flow modeling to assist
in development regulation and public information regarding Rio Verde
! Flood Warning Branch issued 85 weather alerts, 18 weather watches and 10
weather warnings via e-mail, and 36 weather warnings via telephone
! Sixteen new ALERT stations were installed, increasing the total number of
operating stations to 310 as of June 30, 2006
! Initiated the Automated Roadway Warning Sign pilot project at two
unbridged wash crossings
! Performed emergency hydrology modeling for wildfire burn areas near Cave
Creek and New River
! Managed and funded a study for hydraulic roughness coefficients in
Maricopa County which was published by the U.S. Geological Survey
! Created a Dam Safety Library
! Engineering Library used by 765 non-staff customers

Planning and Project Management
The District's Capital Improvement Program—its primary mechanism for
mitigating existing regional flood hazards—accounted for 62% of its total Fiscal
Year 2006 expenditures. Total expenditures consisted of $4.5 million in design
costs, $11.5 million in rights-of-way acquisitions, $39.8 million in construction
costs and $2.0 million in internal labor charges.
Construction projects completed or substantially completed included:
! Channelization of Queen Creek Wash to contain 100-year flood flows
from Hawes Road at Ocotillo Road to Power Road at the Queen Creek
Road alignment, eliminating floodplain breakouts along the north bank
of the wash;
! The 71st Avenue Storm Drain and Mescal Basin project, providing 10-year
and 100-year levels of protection, respectively, between Shea Road and
Cactus Road;
! The first phase of excavation of the Rittenhouse Basin, designed to increase
the capacity of the East Maricopa Floodway;
! Remediation of a fissure risk zone at McMicken Dam;
! Channelization of the New River, between Grand Avenue and Skunk Creek; and
! The Elliot Road Basin and Channel project, collecting and conveying storm
water from the Siphon Draw Wash west of Signal Butte Road, along Elliot
Road, to an outlet into the Loop 202 drainage system.
The District and its project partners achieved significant design completion on:
! Sonoqui Wash Channelization, from Higley Road to Chandler Heights Road,
intended to provide a 100-year level of protection for surrounding Queen
Creek and Gilbert residents; and
! 26th Avenue and Verde Lane Basin, providing a 100-year storm retention
volume for flows intercepted along Interstate 17 frontage roads.

The District initiated floodplain delineations for the following watersheds:
Wittmann (Phase 2), Lower Painted Rock Watershed (Zone A), and Sentinel
Watershed (Zone A). Floodplain delineations were completed for: Lower
Centennial Watershed (Zone A); New River West Tributaries; Lower
Hassayampa River Tributaries; Cave Creek (Central Arizona Project Canal to
Loop 101); Moon Valley Wash; and New River at New River Road Bridge.
Dam rehabilitation planning efforts were conducted on White Tanks Flood
Retarding Structure No.4 and Buckeye Flood Retarding Structure No.1, and
earth fissure investigations were initiated on Powerline Flood Retarding
Structure. Additionally, regular inspections were completed on the
District's 22 dams, emergency action plans were updated, and dam
surveys were performed.

Operations and Maintenance
Regular maintenance activities by the Operations and Maintenance Division
(O&M) for District structures were performed during the year. Regular
maintenance included mitigating the effects of erosion and sedimentation;
vegetation and vector control; maintenance of channels, floodways and outflow
devices; and storm damage repair. Structure features were maintained to
design standards. Floodways were kept free and clear of silt, debris and
obstructive vegetation. Protective linings of banks and dikes for the long-term
functional life of the structures were also maintained. The inspection team
conducted annual inspections of each structure. Quarterly dam operational
inspections were also conducted to guarantee the proper operation of outlets
and spillways.
O&M staff also maintained excess property obtained from severances and/or
buy-out programs and responded to 34 citizen complaints regarding trash
removal, insects, odors, dust, gates, and other nuisances.
During this fiscal year the O&M Division developed a comprehensive weed
abatement, rodent and vector treatment program. An integrated approach was
developed to control these threats to our flood control structures and the public.

Regulatory
By enforcing the federal, state and local rules regarding development in areas
where flooding may occur, the Division can prevent adverse effects to the
environment, and safeguard the lives and property of county residents.
Regulatory functions include floodplain management, floodplain use permits,
code/regulation enforcement, and floodplain map information.
! County and community permits processed: 905 applications; $108,426 in
fees collected
! Inspections and enforcement: 1,220 inspections for county permits
completed; 56 violation cases opened
! Started manning the One Stop Shop full-time and contracted with Maricopa
County Planning and Development to process drainage permits
! Web application added to the District's Web site for Rio Verde for citizens to
look up floodplain information

2006 Financial Highlights
Preliminary and Unaudited

Revenue Collection Status

Property Taxes
Licenses & Permits
Partnership Reimbursements
Payments in Lieu
Interest Earnings
Miscellaneous Revenue

Full Year
Revised Budget

Collections
Full Year

Collections
Remaining

$62,733,411
3,168,079
19,656,000
221,514
860,317
2,555,293

$61,173,495
3,641,058
19,111,476
221,513
1,021,017
2,625,075

$1,559,916
(472,979)
544,524
1
(160,700)
(69,782)

$89,194,614

$87,793,634

$1,400,980

Percent
Remaining

2.5%
-14.9%
2.8%
0.0%
-18.7%
-2.7%

Operating Budget – Financial Comparative
Payroll
Transfers
Supplies
Outside Services
Non-Labor Transfers
Capital Acquisitions
Debt Service

Full Year Budget

Full Year Actual

Funds Remaining

$14,777,174
(1,855,653)
1,629,522
18,118,573
(30,515)
1,774,426
199,500

$11,682,376
827,308
1,463,551
16,765,825
36,163
1,081,783
175,757

$3,094,798
(2,682,961)
165,971
1,352,748
(66,678)
692,643
23,743

$34,613,027

$32,032,763

$2,580,264

Capital Improvement Program
Force Account Payroll
Supplies
Engineering
Land Acquisition
Capital Equipment
Construction

Full Year Budget

Full Year Actual

Funds Remaining

$2,442,000
0
3,653,000
12,158,666
13,000
45,975,334

$2,031,832
56,333
4,642,172
11,474,385
0
39,801,571

$410,168
(56,333)
(989,172)
684,281
13,000
6,173,763

$64,242,000

$58,006,294

$6,235,706

Beginning/Ending Fund Balance Reserves
Operating Fund

Beginning Fund Balance
Total Revenue Collected
Operating Transfers to CIP Fund
Funds Transferred to CIP

CIP Fund

Total Fund Reserve

$16,671,496
87,793,634
(61,792,583)
0

$15,537,185
0
0
61,792,583

$32,208,681
87,793,634
(61,792,583)
61,792,583

$42,672,547

$77,329,768

$120,002,315

Operating Expenditures
CIP Expenditures

$31,852,004
0

$0
58,006,294

$0
0

Ending Fund Balance

$10,820,543

$19,323,474

$30,144,017

Total Funds Available
Less: