Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2006-2007

Project Highlight:

10th Street Wash Improvements
The District and the City of Phoenix transformed a
hazardous, earthen wash channel into a multi-use
flood control facility along 10th Street between Alice
Avenue and the Arizona Canal Diversion Channel
(ACDC) in Phoenix. A system of underground pipes
and box culverts replaced the channel to convey the
stormwater of a 100-year rainstorm (one percent
annual chance) downstream into the ACDC. A

landscaped, shared-use path was placed overtop the
drain system. The flood control benefit of the project
removes 84 homes and commercial properties from a
floodplain while enhancing the quality of life for area
residents. The new tree-lined pathway creates an
aesthetically pleasing environment to reduce crime
and blight.

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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Fulton Brock, Chairman, District 1
Don Stapley, District 2
Andrew Kunasek, District 3
Max Wilson, District 4
Mary Rose Wilcox, District 5

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.

! Completed the “Drainage Policies and Standards Manual for Maricopa County,”
adopted by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on April 24, 2007

! Worked on a pilot program for Rapid Floodplain Delineation using RFD
program tool

! Performed 135 reviews related to erosion and sedimentation issues
! Held training for HEC-6T, WMS and DDMSW
! Flood Warning Branch:
, Participated in the annual flood exercise on May 15, 2007
, Published the annual ALERT Report in three volumes (Precipitation,
Surface Water and Weather)

Flood Control
Advisory Board
The Flood Control Advisory Board
(FCAB) advises the Board of Directors
on flood control, floodplain 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.
! DeWayne Justice, Chairman,
District 4
! Melvin Martin, Vice Chairman,
District 5
! Hemant Patel, Secretary, District 3
! Scott Ward, District 1
! Kent Cooper, District 2
! Ray Acuña, Ex Officio,
City of Phoenix
! Paul Cherrington, Ex Officio,
Salt River Project

, Installed four new ALERT stations, including two weather stations
, Made 1,399 visits to ALERT stations for maintenance, repairs and calibrations
, Completed a flood response plan for Cave Creek
! Engineering Library used by 764 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 2007 expenditures. Total expenditures consisted of $2.4 million in design
costs, $8.3 million in rights-of-way acquisitions, $40.9 million in construction
costs and $2.0 million in internal labor charges.
Construction projects completed or substantially completed included:
! The Laveen Area Conveyance Channel, a regional six-mile-long flood control
channel and basin;
! Repair and structural improvements to the Skunk Creek Low Flow
Channel project;
! The Ellsworth Channel project, conveying 100-year flows to the East
Maricopa Floodway;
! The first (northern) phase of construction of the North Inlet Channel to
White Tanks Flood Retarding Structure No.3;
! Improvements to the 10th Street Wash, from Alice Avenue to the Arizona
Canal Diversion Channel, providing a 100-year level of protection;
! The Bethany Home Outfall Channel project (Reaches B and C), a conveyance
channel and basin system in the Maryvale and Glendale areas providing a
100-year level of flood protection; and
! The 26th Avenue and Verde Lane Basin project, a detention basin and storm
drains providing a 10-year level of protection.
The District and its project partners achieved significant design completion on:
! The Wickenburg Downtown Flooding Hazard Mitigation Project, a series of
channel and levee improvements to Sol's Wash and a tributary, Hospital Wash;
! The Durango Regional Conveyance Channel and Basin (Phase I) project;

! The McDowell Road Basin and Storm Drain project in the vicinity of McDowell
Road and Hawes Road;
! The 83rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Drainage Improvement project; and
! The White Tanks Flood Retarding Structure No.3 North Inlet Channel (South
Phase) project, designing the second reach of an inlet to the associated dam.
Floodplain delineations were completed for: Tempe Canal; Moon Valley Wash;
Camp Creek Tributaries; Wittmann (Phase 2); Cline Creek Tributaries; Lower
Painted Rock Watershed (Zone A Study, Phases 1 and 2); and Sentinel
Watershed (Zone A).
Dam rehabilitation planning efforts were conducted on White Tanks Flood
Retarding Structure No.4, McMicken Dam and Buckeye Flood Retarding
Structure No.1, and earth fissure investigations were ongoing on Powerline
Flood Retarding Structure.

Operations and Maintenance
Regular inspections and scheduled maintenance of the District flood control
facilities were completed during the year. The Operations and Maintenance
Division (O&M) also supported the Structures Management Branch in providing
urgent maintenance at the McMicken Dam emergency spillway approach.
Vegetation in the dam reservoir was restricting the discharge capacity of the
emergency spillway. O&M removed 80 acres of woody vegetation from the
spillway approach. Employees made suggestions to dispose of the vegetation
using an air-curtain burner that reduced pollutants in the air, and saved time and
money hauling the material to a landfill. The area was vegetated with native
grass and shrubs to prevent blown dust and soil erosion.
O&M provides both emergency response and storm monitoring services during
a flood emergency or storm event. When an emergency exists, crews are
dispatched to monitor the functions of the structures and operate outflow
devices to control the release of storm water. This fiscal year O&M took part in a
multi-jurisdictional flood exercise. The exercise helps agencies to test the flow of
information to and from field crews.

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: 802 applications; $120,179 in
fees collected

! Inspections and enforcement: 1,699 inspections for county permits
completed; 78 violation cases opened

! December 20, 2006: Revisions to the Floodplain Regulations of Maricopa
County and new Fee Schedule

! Cooperated with the state National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Coordinator for Community Assistance Visits

2007 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

$65,099,622
1,571,000
13,622,000
185,213
882,750
5,375,000

$64,957,692
2,341,904
13,012,336
199,735
1,528,665
5,534,660

$141,930
(770,904)
609,664
(14,522)
(645,915)
(159,660)

$86,735,585

$87,574,991

$(839,406)

Percent

Remaining
$0.2%
-49.1%
4.5%
-7.8%
-73.2%
-3.0%

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

Full Year Budget

Full Year Actual

Funds Remaining

$15,793,682
(1,181,002)
1,594,303
16,220,072
(24,380)
1,611,365
182,765

$12,918,696
887,367
1,457,798
14,920,392
3,920
1,443,981
180,203

$2,874,986
(2,068,369)
136,505
1,299,680
(28,300)
167,384
2,562

$34,196,805

$31,812,355

$2,384,450

Capital Improvement Program
Force Account Payroll
Land Acquisition
Construction

Full Year Budget

Full Year Actual

Funds Remaining

$2,090,000
9,191,000
48,719,000

$1,990,433
8,643,303
43,014,126

$99,567
547,697
5,704,874

$60,000,000

$53,647,862

$6,352,138

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

$10,820,543
87,574,991
(55,128,752)

$19,293,817
0
0
55,128,752

$30,114,360
87,574,991
(55,128,752)
55,128,752

$43,266,782

$74,422,569

$117,689,351

Less:
Operating Expenditures
CIP Expenditures

$31,678,648
0

$0
53,647,862

$0
0

Ending Fund Balance

$11,588,134

$20,774,707

$32,362,841

Total Funds Available