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Water Management Assistance Program

Water Management Assistance Program

The Water Management Assistance Program (WMAP) is intended to provide financial and technical resources to assist water users in the development and implementation of conservation programs, facilitate augmentation and renewable water supply utilization and obtain information on hydrologic conditions and water availability in an Active Management Area (AMA).
 
The WMAP is funded primarily from groundwater withdrawal fees collected from each person withdrawing groundwater in an AMA from a non-exempt well (A.R.S. § 45-611 (C)). Withdrawal fees are authorized by the 1980 Groundwater Code (Code) and are levied based on the acre-foot volume of groundwater withdrawn on an annual basis. The groundwater withdrawal fee rate for augmentation of the water supply, conservation assistance to water users within the AMA and monitoring and assessing water availability within the AMA is set annually by the Director with input from the AMA Groundwater Users Advisory Council (GUAC) and is limited to a maximum of two dollars per acre-foot per year. Programs funded by the WMAP help water users achieve efficient use of water supplies and help the AMA meet its water management goal. 
 
If you have any questions about the WMAP process, please review the process flowchart.

WMAP Guidelines

To apply for funding for a water management project or program, follow the application process to see if the project or program is eligible. Follow the first steps below:
 
  • Review the WMAP project proposal guidelines
  • Fill out and submit the questionnaire
  • Submit questionnaire to WMAP Coordinator and await response
 
Read more about the WMAP guidelines in Chapter 9 of the Management Plan  of the AMA in which the project is proposed. If you have any questions about the WMAP process, please review the process flowchart.

Conservation Grant

$2,000,000 was appropriated by SB1227 from the State General Fund to the WMAP fund for the purpose of providing grant monies for conservation of groundwater in the Active Management Areas.
 
The $2,000,000 will be divided among the five AMAs on a per-capita basis, with a minimum amount of $150,000 for AMAs with smaller populations: 
 
  • Phoenix AMA: $1,245,000
  • Tucson AMA: $305,000
  • Pinal AMA: $150,000
  • Prescott AMA: $150,000 
  • Santa Cruz AMA: $150,000
 
The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) includes program objectives, award information, eligibility, grant details, application details, the timeline, and the review and selection criteria.  ADWR will be accepting applications until February 14, 2020, 5pm (MST). If you have any questions concerning the grant process, please contact the WMAP Coordinator.
 
There will be a grant application workshop on December 10th at 8:30am in Room 3175, 3rd floor of ADWR. The workshop will also be available via webinar. The webinar login information can be found on the Public Meetings Calendar. 
 
Please review the grant solicitation for more details.

Recent Programs and Projects

Phoenix AMA

Arizona Project WET (APW)

  • APW develops water stewardship and STEM literacy by providing teacher professional development that evolves instructional practice and deepens content knowledge, direct student outreach that delivers or extends classroom learning, and community engagement.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • July-December 2018 Report
      • January-July 2019 Report

 

M36 Water Loss Technical Assistance Program

  • This program trains and assists its member water utilities in conducting water audits of their potable water distribution systems based on the American Water Works Association (AWWA) manual, M36 Water Audits and Loss Control Programs, Fourth Edition,  through a top-down approach.

 

Residential Water Use

  • This study tracks water use in single family homes in the city of Phoenix.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • 2017 Progress Report
      • Single-Family Landscape Analysis Guidebook
      • March 2018 Update Presentation
      • 2019 Executive Report

Smartscape

  • Smartscape is a comprehensive training program that instructs landscape and irrigation professionals in the fundamentals of design, installation, irrigation, and maintenance of desert-adapted landscapes.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • 2018 Interim Report
      • 2017-2018 Annual Report
      • 2019 Interim Report
      • 2018-2019 Annual Report

 

Water Conservation Management Program (WCMP)

  • It is the WCMP's and the East Maricopa Natural Resource Conservation Districts's (EMNRCD) goal to provide technical irrigation services to as many producers as possible through the use of a mobile irrigation lab to assist farmers with on-site irrigation technical assistance.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • 2018 Second Quarter Report
      • 2018 Third Quarter Report
      • September 2019 Newsletter
      • 2018 Annual Report

 

Water Use It Wisely (WUIW)

  • Launched in 1999, WUIW's goal is to promote an ongoing water conservation ethic among Arizona’s rapidly growing population.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • 2016 FYE Summary Report
      • 2017 FYE Summary Report

 

Xeriscape Garden

  • This program demonstrates proper Xeriscape principles for residents and commercial properties in the city of Surprise, as well as showcase innovative water conservation techniques such as commercial cooling structure condensate capture.

 

Tucson AMA

Arizona Project WET (APW)

  • APW develops water stewardship and STEM literacy by providing teacher professional development that evolves instructional practice and deepens content knowledge, direct student outreach that delivers or extends classroom learning, and community engagement.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • 2019 Semi-Annual Progress Report (1)

 

Cortaro Marana Irrigation District Supervisory control and Data Acquisition (CMID SCADA)

  • This project is for the installation of the SCADA system on 6 wells owned by CMID. It will allow remote access to these wells to allow starting and stopping of these wells without being on site and will also allow for off-site monitoring of the wells and will send an alarm if there are any problems with the wells. It will ultimately result in water and energy savings which will be tracked by the district.

 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Aquifer-Storage Change and Land-Surface Elevation Change Monitoring

  • USGS began this cooperative study with Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District and the town of Oro Valley in 1996 to monitor aquifer-storage change in the Lower Canada del Oro sub-basin. In 1998, the USGS began a cooperative study with the ADWR, Pima County, and the City of Tucson to monitor land-surface elevation change and aquifer-storage change. In 2003, the studies combined and the town of Marana joined the study.

 

Pinal AMA

Irrigation Management Service (IMS)

  • This program funds the operation of a mobile irrigation lab to assist farmers with on-site irrigation technical assistance with the goal to provide technical irrigation services to as many producers as possible.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • 2018 Fourth Quarter Report
      • 2019 First Quarter Report
      • 2019 Second Quarter Report & Invoice
      • 2019 Third Quarter Report & Invoice

 

Natural Resource Education Center (NREC)

  • The NREC develops and implements an environmental education program that is conducted in a balanced manner, based on current scientific information, and includes a discussion of economic and social implications.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • 2019 Mid-Year Report & Invoice
      • 2018-2019 Final Report & Invoice

 

Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority (PCWAA)

  • The PCWAA serves as a resource and partner for the development and augmentation of water resources for the benefit of all users and supports the development of responsible, collaborative, and sustainable water planning and management in the AMA.

 

Prescott AMA

4MP Outreach Brochure

  • This brochure details the Prescott AMA 4th Management Plan and water use within the AMA.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • Prescott AMA Brochure

 

Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) 

  • The purpose of this project is to design, construct, and scientifically evaluate a rainwater harvesting system that recharges the aquifer rather than attempting to hold water in a storage tank in the town of Prescott Valley.

 

Ephemeral Stream Monitoring

  • The program is intended to provide support to install stream gages to better understand the relationship between ephemeral stream flow and aquifer recharge in the town of Prescott Valley and the AMA.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • 2018 Report

 

Santa Cruz AMA

Water Resources and Climate Assessment Tool (WARCAT)

  • The objective of this website is to be a one-stop portal designed to serve pertinent and timely information with respect to decision making for optimal water resources management and planning at the Santa Cruz Active Management Area (SCAMA). The portal provides an intuitive presentation of current relevant hydrological and meteorological datasets. The portal harmonizes regional database and provides a seasonal hydrologic and climate first order forecasts. The datasets are assembled in real-time from the Arizona Department of Water Resources, US Geological Survey, US National Weather Service, National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), and the Santa Cruz County ALERT system.
    • Deliverable(s)
      • Website User Manual
      • 2015-2016 Final Report

 

 

 

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