Water Facts presents Arizona Water Banking Authority = AWBA Banking water for Arizona’s future

Direct delivery of CAP water to recharge facility to enable it to seep down to the groundwater table.

CAP water is delivered to Agricultural facility to replace groundwater pumping; therefore, groundwater “credits” are accumulated.

Cumulative Totals of Banked Water thru 2007 (Credits for 2007 estimated) LocationFacilityDeliveries (AF)Credits (AF) TypeIntrastateInterstateTotalIntrastateInterstateTotal Phoenix AMAUSF776,19825,204801,402725,90023,820749,720 GSF679, ,8470 sub-total 1,455,25225,2041,480,4561,351,74723,8201,375,567 Pinal AMA 1 USF GSF810,724396,8131,207,537746,760414,7441,161,504 sub-total 810,724396,8131,207,537746,760414,7441,161,504 Tucson AMAUSF394,41893,526487,944371,32488,170459,494 GSF11, ,2060 sub-total 406,21493,526499,740382,53088,170470,700 TotalsUSF1,170,616118,7301,289,3461,097,225111,9901,209,215 GSF1,501,574396,8131,898,3871,383,813414,7441,798,557 2,672,190515,5433,187,7332,481,037526,7343,007,772

Estimated Deliveries-2006 Tucson AMA Avra Valley BasinTotal acre feet Avra Valley 6,600 Lower Santa Cruz 7,500 LSC Interstate 32,997 Clearwater (CAVSARP)20,000 Clearwater Interstate 5,000 72,097 Tucson Basin Pima Mine Rd. 5,732 PMR Interstate14,328 20,060

Water Banking Costs for 2008 Storage at: Cost/AFTotal Cost USF/Phoenix $59 $4,543,000 USF/Tucson $65 $4,971,890 GSF $20$1,540,000 Interstate storage USF/Phoenix $240 $18,480,000 USF/Tucson $241 $18,557,000 GSF $191 $14,707,000 Potential Storage Capacity Available by AMA: Phoenix at least 77,000 af Pinal 30,000-40,000 af Tucson 10,000 af

Water Facts For more information: Nancy Freeman Groundwater Awareness League, Inc.