1. Marana Water Created by Romeo Junior R. Cristal

2. Mr. Brad Despain  Director of the Town of Marana water utility  Part of the Water Utility since 1977  Deals with many of the water issues in the area

3. Town of Marana  Located Northwest of the City of Tucson  Encompasses 75 square miles  Fastest growing town  Most of the agriculture is in the northern area

4. Town Development  10,000 lots are about to be used to build houses  “Toilet to tap” is about to start unless they can get larger CAP allocation

5. Marana’s Water  “Water is Power, one of the most essential items of life”  Water consumption rates increased by 700% last year and are going to double this year  Marana uses about 900 acre feet of water a year

6. Marana’s Water Resources  Effluent (flowing in the Santa Cruz River)  Central Arizona Project (CAP)  Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGWRD)  Managed Recharge

7. Managed Recharge  Water that goes into the aquifer  Water can be taken out anywhere within the Active Management Area  People only get 50% of what they own if recharged in the river channel  The Town of Marana is planning to recharge the effluent from the river outside the channel  http://www.azhydrosoc.org/RechSympPapers/Th omure%20Paper2.pdf http://www.azhydrosoc.org/RechSympPapers/Th omure%20Paper2.pdf http://www.azhydrosoc.org/RechSympPapers/Th omure%20Paper2.pdf

8. for more information:  Visit www.marana.com (official site of the Town of Marana) www.marana.com OR  The Town of Marana Water @ www.marana.com/water.html www.marana.com/water.html

9. for more information:  Contact Mr. Brad Despain at bdespain@marana.com bdespain@marana.com OR  By phone: (520) 382-2570

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