Title
Fiscal Year 2026-27 Assessment for Arizona Municipal Water User Association - Citywide
Description
This report provides the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Planning Subcommittee with a projection of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association 2026-27 annual assessment and requests the Subcommittee recommend City Council approval of continued participation as a member of Arizona Municipal Water Users Association in Fiscal Year 2026-27, at the estimated cost of $662,000.
THIS ITEM IS FOR CONSENT ACTION.
Report
Summary
The Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA) is a non-profit corporation that was formed in 1969 to advance and protect the interest of its municipal members on policy and regulatory issues affecting water. AMWUA provides a forum through which its members cities and towns cooperate to drive effective development and use of water resources within the State of Arizona. Additionally, AMWUA helps position cities and towns in the forefront of water resources policy development and planning. The ten AMWUA members cities and towns are Avondale, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe. The City of Phoenix has been a member of AMWUA since its inception.
AMWUA advocates for its members at the Arizona Legislature, the Governor's Office, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Arizona Department of Water Resources, other state agencies, the Central Arizona Project, and the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. AMWUA works collaboratively with other water stakeholders to devise practical solutions to water problems to ensure sustainable growth for Arizona while protecting its members' interests.
The AMWUA Board of Directors is currently working through its budget process and has not yet approved the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget. The historical timeline places their expected budget action in May 2026. The project cost for Phoenix's total membership is estimated to be $662,000, of which $154,600 is Phoenix's share of the third-party administrative services in support of the Multi-City Sub Regional Operating Group partnership agreement.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by the Assistant City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Water Services Department.