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AMA Management Plans

Management Plans for each active management area reflect the evolution of the Groundwater Management Code, moving Arizona toward its long-term water management goals. The plans include mandatory conservation programs for all persons withdrawing, distributing or receiving groundwater designed to achieve reductions in withdrawals of groundwater.

A series of five management plans prepared beginning in 1980 and running through 2025 contain progressively more rigorous management requirements for agricultural, municipal and industrial water users.

Live query for Supplement 1

In 2022, as a result of the discussions of the 5MP Safe-Yield Technical Subgroup, ADWR published the Overdraft, Safe-Yield, and the Management Goals in Arizona's Active Management Areas Report, a detailed interpretation and analysis of safe-yield. This comprehensive report includes a description of the aspects of safe-yield, how ADWR analyzes those aspects, and the status of each AMA with regards to its management goal. Although the management goal is not safe-yield in every AMA, the applicability of this analysis to other management goals is discussed in the report. The Overdraft Data Dashboard was developed as a supplement to the report, to support data transparency efforts of the department, and to allow an interactive method to stakeholders to explore the associated data.


Management Plans

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Fifth Management Plan 2020-2025

The provisions of the 4MP will be in effect until the Fifth Management Plan is effective, for the period 2020-2025.

The Fifth Management Plan drafts below are available for informal comments.

Overview of Changes between the 4MPs and 5MPs

Application for Administrative Review

Application for Variance

 

Phoenix AMA

Draft Phoenix AMA Fifth Management Plan


Informal cOMMENTS ON THE phoenix ama 5MP

City of Chandler   |   City of Phoenix   |   Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA)   |   Briarwood Country Club  |   Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD)  |   City of Scottsdale  |   City of Tempe  |   EPCOR Water  |   City of Avondale  |   Recreation Centers of Sun City  |   Arizona Farm Bureau Federation  |   Town of Gilbert  |   Troon  |   TSL Law Group  |   Salt River Project (SRP)  |   City of Glendale  |   City of Goodyear  |   City of Peoria  |   City of Phoenix  |   City of Chandler  |   Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District  |   EPCOR Water  |   Town of Gilbert  |   Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA)  |   Apache Wells Country Club  |   City of Mesa  |   JDM Golf, LLC.


formal cOMMENTS ON THE phoenix ama 5mp


OTHER ADOPTION  DOCUMENTS

 

Pinal AMA

Draft Pinal AMA Fifth Management Plan


informal cOMMENTS ON THE pinal ama 5MP

Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD)  |   William Collings  |   Arizona Farm Bureau Federation  |   Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, P.L.C.  |   Global Water Resources


formal cOMMENTS ON THE pinal ama 5MP


OTHER ADOPTION  DOCUMENTS

Promulgation Order

Notice of Public Hearing

 

Prescott AMA

Draft Prescott AMA Fifth Management Plan


informal cOMMENTS ON THE prescott ama 5MP

Citizens Water Advocacy Group  |   Town of Prescott Valley  |   Arizona Farm Bureau Federation  |   City of Prescott


formal cOMMENTS ON THE prescott ama 5MP

Citizens Water Advocacy Group  |  Mark Holmes  |  City of Prescott 


OTHER ADOPTION  DOCUMENTS

Promulgation Order

Notice of Public Hearing

 

Santa Cruz AMA

Draft Santa Cruz AMA Fifth Management Plan


informal COMMENTS ON THE santa cruz ama 5MP

Arizona Farm Bureau Federation  |   TSL Law Group


formal COMMENTS ON THE santa cruz ama 5MP


OTHER ADOPTION  DOCUMENTS

 

 

Tucson AMA

Tucson AMA Fifth Management Plan

Tucson AMA Fifth Management Plan Hearing

Tucson AMA Fifth Management Plan Hearing Transcript

Summary of Hearing and Findings


informal COMMENTS ON THE tucson ama 5MP

Metro Water District  |   Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD)  |   Arizona Farm Bureau Federation  |   Mike Block  |   City of Tucson


formal COMMENTS ON THE tucson ama 5MP

James Sakrison | WEST Consultants, Inc. | Cynthia Merodias-Montenegro | Southern Arizona Home Builders Association | Pima County | David R. Furrey | Michael Block | ASARCO LLC | Marvin Shultz


OTHER ADOPTION  DOCUMENTS

Order of Adoption of the Tucson AMA Fifth Management Plan

Promulgation Order

Notice of Public Hearing

 

 

 

LOW WATER USE AND DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS LISTS

ADWR Active Management Areas Low Water Use & Drought Tolerant Plant Lists: 

  • Tucson Active Management Area 5th Management Plan Low Water Use Plant List
  • Santa Cruz Active Management Area 5th Management Plan Low Water Use Plant List
  • Prescott Active Managememt Area 5th Management Plan Low Water Use Plant List
  • Pinal Active Management Area 4th Management Plan Low Water Use Plant List
  • Phoenix Active Management Area 4th Management Plan Low Water Use Plant List
  • Low Water Use & Drought Tolerant Plant List APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION

 

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