TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
WATER HAULING to CEASE 12/31/2022 FROM SCOTTSDALE.
WATER HAULING to CEASE 12/31/2022 FROM SCOTTSDALE.
WATER HAULING to CEASE 12/31/2022 FROM SCOTTSDALE.
Residents had a meeting on 10/4/2021 with Brian Biesemeyer, Executive Director for Scottsdale Water. Brian confirmed water hauling will be restricted to only residents/businesses residing within Scottsdale city limits per Scottsdale’s Drought Management Plan effective 12/31/2022. A LETTER dated 10/6/2021 was mailed to ALL water hauling customers; both private (self-hauling) & commercial, notifying them that proof of hauling to a residence or businesses within Scottsdale boundaries will be required.
We want to make it clear that we are thankful that the City of Scottsdale has been a great neighbor for many years and will be part of the solution for our ability to obtain a long-term legally dedicated water supply.
For a MAP of the Rio Verde Foothills area located East of N. Scottsdale, Arizona click HERE. and go to the bottom of the page.
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?
WATER HAULING to CEASE 12/31/2022 FROM SCOTTSDALE.
WATER HAULING to CEASE 12/31/2022 FROM SCOTTSDALE.
To form a Domestic Water Improvement District (District) so the District can secure a long-term legally dedicated source of water for its members and non-members by purchasing more water than what the entire Rio Verde Foothills currently uses.
The District plan is to:
- Secure up to 200 acre feet of water from an outside source, most likely Harquahala Valley Water, that can be transported via the Central Arizona Project canals to the City of Scottsdale for processing. This is more water than the entire community currently hauls.
- Purchase land, build a fill station and lay a water pipe from the closest Scottsdale waterline to the District's fill station to retrieve its water.
- The District's fill station will have 3 commercial fill stations with one having an accommodation for those who self-haul.
- Scottsdale will negotiate with the District, if approved, to continue to supply water for hauling to the Foothills on an interim basis, if the District is approved and is able to replenish the water used. - This contract needs to be done by August so the District can have their water needed for 2023 included in Scottsdale's order for their CAP allocation.
- Scottsdale has agreed to allow the District, at a cost, to use its fill station at Pima and Jomax until the District's fill station is complete.
- The District's purchase of up to 250 acre feet provides enough to currently supply the all who rely on hauled water in RVF.
The reason the District has the ability to import a long-term legally dedicated outside source of water is due strictly to Scottsdale's ability to enter an agreement, for a fee, to receive the District's water purchase via the Central Arizona Project canalsa, process the water and initially make the water available at the City's standpipe.
HARQUAHALA VALLEY WATER SOURCE (HV): As of December 2021, the City of Queen Creek has approved purchasing 5,000 acre feet of water from this source. Due to the demand from places like the State Land Dept., Pinal County Active Management Area that can no longer use wells to support new development, and other entities, this water source is determining their new increased cost for this precious resource.
OTHER WATER SOURCES:
Once the District is formed, there are other water sources for consideration but we cannot be at the "table" until the District is formed.
THE DISTRICT NEEDS APPROVAL NOW!
WATER HAULING to CEASE 12/31/2022 FROM SCOTTSDALE.
THE DISTRICT NEEDS APPROVAL NOW!
The DWID petition was originally submitted and accepted by the Maricopa County Clerk of the Board of Supervisors (BOS) on February 17, 2021. The DWID was put on the BOS agenda in April, then moved to May, then June, and finally August. At the August hearing, the BOS postponed a decision.
The petitioners of the DWID are urgently requesting the BOS to recognize that the water situation for the Rio Verde Foothills (RVF) is now critical and to place the DWID petition on the earliest available agenda. The new District 2 Supervisor, Thomas Galvin, has said the petition will not be placed on the agenda in January and could not commit to February. This leaves over 560 property owners extremely concerned that their properties will be left without a water source.
At a CRITICAL COMMUNITY WATER MEETING on 1/13/2022, Supervisor Galvin, Cheif of Staff - Garth Kamp, Asst. County Manager - Jen Pokorski and Andy Linton - Ombudsman were all invited and NOT ONE SHOWED UP TO LISTEN TO RESIDENT CONCERNS about loosing water for our homes!
In the meantime, water supply options diminish, acquisition costs increase, competition for purchasing available water supplies increases, and Scottsdale’s cutoff date looms.
TIMELINE:
In order for the DWID to obtain water to serve to RVF residents on January 1, 2023, first, the DWID must be approved by the BOS, then begin water negations with a water source, start the Intergovernmental Agreement with the chosed water source, the Central ARizona Project and Scottsdale, then negotiate an interim water supply agreement with the City of Scottsdale by August 2022 so our community will have water on January 1, 2023.
It is CRITICAL that the water for this community is part of the City’s Central Arizona Project water allocation for 2023, if not RVF residents will be left without water to haul to their homes.
Whatever your thoughts on the water situation, with the loss of Scottsdale water at the end of 2022, it is now undeniably imperative that the RVF secures its own long-term source of water.
We have been open to an alternative viable solution that would legally obligate a long-term source of water to properties within the RVF, have no negative impact on our aquifer and/or sub-basin or private wells by securing water outside of RVF - no other viable solution has been presented.
Prior District 2 Supervisor Chucri had hired attorney Mike Pearce to determine if there was an alternative solution. When Sup. Churcri was leaving office, he told us we would get a copy of Mr. Pearce's final report. When we asked for the report, County told us that information is privileged. Our community, the stakeholders - residents whose properties are at risk of being without a long-term water source, have a right to know what solutions the County has been working on. The County has been aware of this looming situation for EIGHT YEARS, no other solution has been presented. We are asking the Board of Supervisors to place the petition for the District on the agenda immediately so we can obtain approval of the formation of the District and move forward to secure a long-term dedicated source of water.
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KAREN NABITY 602-299-5222 JENNIFER SIMPSON 602-402-2206
NOTICE:
It is IMPORTANT to understand a water hauler is a company that has a permit to deliver water & is NOT THE SOURCE OF WATER.
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