Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2007-2008
Project Highlight:

Spook Hill Flood Retarding Structure Rehabilitation
Spook Hill FRS is a four-mile-long, earthen dam
located in Mesa along the west side of a new segment
of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. The District
determined that overall rehabilitation of the dam was
required following field investigations which found
cracking within the embankment. Due to the parallel
alignment of Spook Hill FRS with the new freeway
segment, the Arizona Department of Transportation
and the District entered into an agreement to include

the rehabilitation of the dam, at the District's cost, as a
part of the freeway construction contract. Updates to
the dam include the construction of a new principal
outlet drain, and a sand material zone in the center of
the dam to prevent dam failure due to structure cracks.
Both upgrades meet current dam safety standards.
Once the rehabilitation is completed, Spook Hill FRS
will have an estimated 100-year life span.

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

Flood Control
Advisory Board
The Flood Control Advisory Board
(FCAB) advises to 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.
! Melvin Martin, Chairman, District 5
! Hemant Patel, Vice Chairman,
District 3
! Kent Cooper, Secretary, District 2
! Scott Ward, District 1
! DeWayne Justice, District 4
! 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.

! Developed a stormwater pollution prevention plan for the White Tanks FRS
remediation project

! Worked on a pilot program for Rapid Floodplain Delineation
! Upgraded the District software “Drainage Design Management System for
Windows (DDMSW)” with the new version of NOAA Atlas 14 (rainfall data)

! FEMA approved the Rio Verde floodplain delineation that was done by inhouse staff using 2-D software

! Worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to accomplish a HEC-RAS
Customization for Side Weir Modeling

! Flood Warning Branch:
, Compiled Storm Reports for July 26 and July 29, 2007; Nov. 30 and Dec. 1,
2007; and Jan. 27, 2008

, Installed eight new ALERT stations, including Loop 202/Spook Hill Flood
Retarding Structure (FRS)

! Completed flood response plan update for Wickenburg
! Engineering Library used by 790 non-staff customers

Planning and Project Management
The District's Capital Improvement Program—its primary mechanism for
mitigating existing regional flood hazards—accounted for 60% of its total Fiscal
Year 2008 expenditures. Total expenditures consisted of $2.9 million in design
costs, $8.7 million in right-of-way acquisitions, $42.6 million in construction
costs and $1.9 million in internal labor charges.
Construction projects completed or substantially completed included:
! Rehabilitation of the Spook Hill Flood Retarding Structure, accomplished in
conjunction with the Arizona Department of Transportation's SR-202L Red
Mountain Freeway construction;
! Sonoqui Wash Channelization, from Higley Road to Chandler Heights Road,
providing a 100-year level of protection;
! The final (southern) phase of construction of the North Inlet Channel to
White Tanks Flood Retarding Structure No.3;
! The first phase of the rehabilitation of White Tanks Flood Retarding Structure
No.3, intended to extend the life of the dam and upgrade its design to meet
current safety standards;
! Scottsdale Rd. Channel Improvements, from Thunderbird Road to
Sweetwater Avenue, providing a 10-year level of protection; and
! 24th Avenue & Camelback Road Detention Basin and Storm Drain,
mitigating flooding associated with the watershed extending from the
Arizona Canal Diversion Channel to the Grand Canal, between Interstate
17 and 19th Avenue.
The District and its project partners achieved significant design completion on:
! Reach D of the Bethany Home Outfall, a half-mile segment of the conveyance channel along the Grand Canal, between Indian School Road and
67th Avenue;

! Reems Road Channel and Basin, completed using in-house resources, which
will serve as the outfall for upstream channel construction by the City of
Surprise; and
! The Hermosa Vista/Hawes Road Storm Drain and Basin project.
Floodplain delineations were completed for: Lower Painted Rock Watershed
(Zone A, Phase 3); White Tank Alluvial Fans; Upper New River Area Drainage
Master Plan; Chandler/Gilbert (Phase 1); and Cave Creek Drainage Master Plan.
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
The District operates and maintains 78 flood control structures. Many of these
facilities were constructed in rural areas. Development has encroached on the
facilities and maintenance practices have changed to accommodate the public.
The Operations and Maintenance Division (O&M) has increased maintenance
activities on bike trails throughout our structures. Vector issues in flood channels
have become a larger concern when homes abut District flood conveyance
channels. Controlling nuance water has been proven to be the best practice in
the control of vectors.
This year O&M spent additional resources on the Powerline, Vineyard Road and
Rittenhouse flood retarding structures plating maintenance roads and crest
leveling. Material was also placed on the crest of the three structures to level the
crest of the dams. This project included leveling of 14 miles of crest and plating
25 miles of maintenance roads to reduce fugitive dust.

Floodplain Management and Services
(formerly Regulatory)
The Floodplain Management and Services Division is responsible for the
Regulation program. Regulatory functions include floodplain management,
floodplain use permits, code/regulation enforcement, and floodplain map
information. The 50-year vision of the Floodplain Management and Services
Division is to educate and influence citizens to balance the wise use of the
floodplain and its resources through non-structural flood control measures,
while preserving the natural and beneficial values served by floodplains.
! Division name change from Regulatory to Floodplain Management and Services
! County and community permits processed: 511 applications; $122,390 in
fees collected
! Inspections and enforcement: 1,251 inspections for county permits
completed; 217 violation cases opened
! More than 1,000 letters/memos were sent out responding to permit
reviews, Maricopa County Planning and Development cases, and enforcement activities
! October 2007—Customer Service Survey initiated
! October 2007—Audit completed to prepare a verification report for the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
! February 2008—District partnered with the Arizona Department of Water
Resources (ADWR) and FEMA on a Substantial Improvement/Substantial
Damage workshop

2008 Financial Highlights
Preliminary and Unaudited

Revenue Collection Status

Property Taxes
Licenses & Permits
Partnership Reimbursements
Payments in Lieu
Intergov. Charges for Services
Interest Earnings
Miscellaneous Revenue

Full Year
Revised Budget

Collections
Full Year

Collections
Remaining

Percent
Remaining

$69,683,115
1,883,000
17,042,874
149,582
0
750,000
2,015,426

$68,973,117
2,759,309
15,984,727
82,552
12,000
2,348,767
5,606,160

$709,998
(876,309)
1,058,147
67,030
(12,000)
(1,598,767)
(3,590,734)

1.0%
-46.5%
6.2%
44.8%
0.0%
-213.2%
-178.2%

$91,523,997

$95,766,632

$(4,242,635)

Operating Budget – Financial Comparative
Payroll
Transfers
Supplies
Supply Transfers
Outside Services
Service Transfers
Capital Acquisitions
Debt Service
Capital Transfers

Full Year Budget

Full Year Actual

Funds Remaining

$14,770,259
(418,409)
2,354,107
304,157
17,853,784
370,936
665,050
57,299
198,000

$11,866,756
2,845,032
1,875,109
127,453
15,146,777
197,485
724,547
212,465
0

$2,903,503
(3,263,441)
478,998
176,704
2,707,007
173,451
(59,497)
(155,166)
198,000

$36,155,183

$32,995,623

$3,159,560

Capital Improvement Program
Force Account Payroll
Land Acquisition
Construction

Full Year Budget

Full Year Actual

Funds Remaining

$2,174,000
12,472,000
46,147,000

$1,877,245
8,718,051
44,586,290

$296,755
3,753,949
1,560,710

$60,793,000

$55,181,586

$5,611,414

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

$11,588,134
95,766,632
(58,357,554)
0

$20,774,706
0
0
58,357,554

$32,362,840
95,766,632
(58,357,554)
58,357,554

$48,997,212

$79,132,260

$128,129,472

Less:
Operating Expenditures
CIP Expenditures

$32,844,590
0

$0
55,181,586

$0
0

Ending Fund Balance

$16,152,622

$23,950,674

$40,103,296

Total Funds Available